So many times in our history, we slip back to ethnic mobilisation and nationalism. In the 1990s, there was re-emergence of ethnic nationalism and mobilisation that led to ethnic killings. In 2007/8, ethnic mobilisation led to the worst ethnic killings since independence. The Judge Akiwumi Report confirmed that ethnic mobilisation is engineered by tribal demagogues. This led to re-emergence of a sense of siege and ethnic nationalism among the Somali community.

Source: Daily Nation November 13, 2024 19:46 UTC