Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Rankaz13 wrote:dunkang wrote:You people do not understand whats going on in Marsabit County.
The problem there is politics of tribalism! Hence a political solution is what is needed to end this conflicts.
Marsabit is home to the Borana (Moyale), Gabbra (North Horr), Rendile (Laisamis), El-Molo (Loyangalani-Laisamis), Burji (Moyale and Saku township, they dont own land since they came to Kenya about 60-80yrs ago).
Marsabit is bigger than Rwanda and Burundi combined.
The conflicts are arising due to marginalization of Borana by the ReGaBu (Rendille, Gabbra, Burji) union that won the elections, hence sidelining the Boranas in most of the county appointments. ReGaBu are claiming that Boranas have Isiolo County all for themself.
The Governor (A Gabbra) however insist that his appointments are fairly distributed, but the problem is that Borana are about 35% in population and are demanding EQUITABLE and not EQUAL distribution of county jobs and resources. You have a point actually. I know some upcountry folks who work there and the tales they tell of wanton destruction and needless death are sickening to say the least. This is the one thing I always feared about this county system: institutionalization and entrenchment of tribalism. The same is replicated in several other counties, only they aren't fighting about it...yet. For how long will this madness go on?  The governors are simply copying what the PORK and Dep. PORK are doing at the national level. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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