At least two people were killed and one seriously injured on Sunday on the border between Isiolo and Lagdera’s Garissa county. Lagdera deputy county commissioner Philip Koima said the conflict is likely to be resource related because the herders were killed at water points. He said his team from Garissa is collaborating with their counterparts in Garbatula’s Isiolo county to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. The deceased were identified as Mahat Hassan Adan, 22, and Ibrahim Abdi Yussuf 23, while Mahat Salah is recuperating in Modogashe Hospital with gunshots wounds. Resource-based conflict often happens during periods of drought as livestock move to other counties in search of pasture and water.

Source: The Star March 24, 2019 09:33 UTC