Kenyan authorities are receiving Ethiopians fleeing violence back home after security forces killed nine people and wounded a dozen others in a mistaken anti-terrorism fight. Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) the lead government agency receiving the people said it had so far “received at least 20,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers in Moyale Town following their displacement from Ethiopia. The statement said asylum seekers had been streaming into Kenya since Saturday 10th March 2018 around 10 PM with the majority of them being women and children. According to KRCS, it had provided the Ethiopians with necessary family kits among others Tarpaulins, kitchen sets, mosquito nets, bar soaps, thermal blankets and jerrycans. “A medical unit of 12 people was further dispatched consisting of nurses, clinical officers, public health officers as well as water and sanitation hygiene officers.”Photos courtesy @KenyaRedCross

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2018 03:00 UTC