Governors Ngilu, Godhana Face Off Over Border Dispute [VIDEO]

On Saturday, October 26, Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana fiercely defended Tana River residents in the protracted border dispute with Governor Charity Ngilu's Kitui County.

Godhana threw a straight punch at Ngilu when he blamed her for the border distress faced by Tana River and Kitui residents.

"Ngilu is using the operation by police to maintain garmony between the camel herders and Kamba farmers to advance her own interest on the border dispute," Dadho revealed. 

Kitui Governor Charity Kaluki Ngilu (centre) on September 28, 2019 condoles with the wife the late Jonathan Nyamai Ngovi who was killed by suspected Somali bandits in Kalambani, Mutomo. Mrs Ngilu and other leaders denied that the ongoing clashes along the border with Tana River are politically instigated.

The governor stressed that the border dispute between the two communities was historical and could not be solved by the two governors alone.

"The causes of the border dispute between Tana River and Kitui residents is historic and can only be solved when both our communities meet and dialogue on the issues," Godhana stressed.

"In 1933, people fought. Blood was shed and lives were lost. Let Ngilu not throw us back to those days," the governor reiterated.

Godhana urged Ngilu to allow the police time to carry out security operations that could bring back normalcy.

"Let not Ngilu push her border agenda at this time. We won't accept her taking advantage of the current situation to push people around," the governor concluded.

When contacted for comment, Governor Ngilu did not reply to our text message or answer our calls. 

In September, a section of Kamba leaders trashed claimes by the DPP that the clashes between Kitui farmers and camel herders along the Tana River border were politically instigated.

Ngilu lashed out and stated that her residents had suffered a lot in the hands of Somali camel herders. She went on to further accuse unnamed government officials of being behind the border clashes.

“These people telling us that there isn’t insecurity in Kitui might be the real owners of the thousands of camels which have been causing havoc. We want them to come for their animals because we can’t co-exist with people who are killing us and raping our women,” Governor Ngilu stressed.

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