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The emergency laws in Northeastern province Abdi Omar Yalahow, Chairman Kenya Somalis Community of North America Email: abdidadai2000@yahoo.com Soon after the independence on Dec 12, 1963 the Government of Kenya introduced an Emergency laws in North Eastern Province which unfortunately remain in place even today. The Govern of Kenya implemented a policy of economic, social and political repression in the region, thus subjecting the inhabitants to dire poverty and social decadency. As we write many people in North Eastern Province are dying as a result diseases and prolong droughts. The Government of Kenya continually committed and still commits ethnically motivated genocide against the people of North Eastern Province. The Garissa, Madogashe, Malkameri, Wajir and Bagala massacres that claimed thousands of lives are a concrete living testimony. In many ways, these massacre were carried out in a fashion that was in form and substance similar to the Nazis style of perfecting genocide against defenceless civilians. Although number of the victims in North Eastern Province remained a lot smaller than the Nazi victims, they are still lost human lives. One of these inhuman rules, which was an integral part of the colonial policy of divide and conquer, was to restrict the movement of different communities in this province. The freedom of movements of these communities was limited within smaller grazing areas. After independence all colonial rules were repealed except Northern and Eastern provinces inhabited by Somalis and Borans, and the right of movement of Kenyans was enshrined the constitution. However, the Kenyan Somalis have yet to taste the fruit of independence In order to find permanent solution for the constant problems in this province, the Kenya Government should appoint a Somali Provincial Commissioner as well as Somalis District Commissioners in Garissa, Wajir and Mandera. Let the people govern their own affairs.
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