Governor Godhana Wants Government to Resolve Border Conflict for Peace
By Harrison Kivisu & Mwakwaya Raymond
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Tana River County governor Major (rtd) Godhana Dhadho wants government to resolve border conflicts between his county and its neighbors fort peace and security to prevail.
According to him the boundary stalemate between Kitui and Tanariver and others from north eastern region are among the underlying factors for inter-clan conflicts recently witnessed in there.
Although peace has resumed, he says the underlying factors such as land conflict, water, pasture and sub-county and county boundaries disputes remain a key threats to peace and stability.
Maj Dhadho, speaking in Mombasa on 0ctober 29, 2024, accused the local administration of arresting politicians instead of resolving the causes triggering conflict such as sharing of the mentioned resources.
The governor pointed out immigrant communities as another challenge influencing violence to some parts of the county whose presence was causing animosity with host communities due to resources.
“If they are pursued and solved they will ease the differences between the communities in Tana River, the sub-county and ward boundaries are part of the issues, of course when we talk about those issues we talk about land.”
He claimed the issues were well known by the national government, but it had failed to amicably resolve the matter.
The major accused the government of dragging its feet on some of the issues raised by the local leaders and its peoples.
“There issues have been presented to the national government, and it has not been resolved for years, its historical, same issues have been discussed within leadership issues, some of these issues have been in court and rulings made, but there has not been implementation.”
The governor was among the leaders arrested for questioning by director of criminal investigations detectives who sought answers on the deadly clashes that led to the death of over 18 people in the last two to three weeks.
He condemned the violence that broke out and called for peaceful coexistence among the warring clans.
The chief administrator wants those affected by the skirmishes to get justice because the government had failed to arrest the real culprits.
He said the communities who lost their loved ones were still in pain and demanding for justice while questioning how guns found themselves in the hands of the ordinary people.
“We believe they have enough evidence to pursue the matter, I was arrested, but my arrest was to divert attention from the actual things, they did so to show the public that they are serious to solve the problem, the residents and public in general is waiting to see if there will be justice done.”
