Security tightened on border

The Kenyan govenment has instituted tough security measures along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Dukana location of Marsabit District following constant raids by Ethiopian nationals, which resulted in the death of five people and the loss of thousands of head of livestock two weeks ago, local media said.

In a radio report by the Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation on 9 September, monitored by the BBC, Marsabit District Commissioner Josh Miyomi said the government would arm area police reservists with modern weapons to check insecurity. Miyoma told area residents that the government would still be pursuing negotiations with the Ethiopian authorities to find ways of ending cross-border raids and other criminal activities, the report said.