Tana River Governor Dhadho Raises Alarm Over Influx of Foreign Somalia Nationals Getting Kenyan IDs
Tana River Governor Godhana Dhadho is raising an alarm over a huge influx of Somalia aliens trooping into the country and are being given Kenyan ID cards illegally following the scrapping of the vetting process by President William Ruto.
According to Governor Godhana, the aliens are not only from Wajir and Garissa counties, they also come from Somalia.
“Here in Tana River, there is a flow of not only Somalis from Wajir and Garissa that are conflicting us, but there is a flow of Somalis from Somalia,” the governor said.
He claimed that when these foreigners arrive in Tana River, they are quickly assimilated into local communities and suspiciously issued with national IDs.
“When they reach here in Tana River, I have not seen elsewhere, I don’t know the trick they use. They are given location there and then from the people of Tana River. After a short time, they are given chief and that chief is hurried on matters of ID,” he said.
Governor Godhana further reveals that some of the individuals issued with IDs are even appointed as local chiefs, despite being foreigners.
He claimed these chiefs originate from Somalia and play a key role in facilitating entry and documentation for others.
“This person will go back and make plans for other people in Somalia,” he said, and warned that the situation is fuelling insecurity and land conflicts in the region while calling for urgent action.
The governor has demanded a crackdown on fake chiefs and the revocation of fraudulently issued IDs.
