Security

Kenyan Police Report Rockets Fired Across Border from Moyale Conflict Zone

AI SUMMARY

Three RPGs were fired from the Ethiopian border into Kenya amid ongoing ethnic clashes in Moyale, prompting increased security deployments.

Three rocket-propelled grenades were fired from the Ethiopian border into Kenya during the second week of the Moyale conflict.
Moyale Police Commander George Kipkoros confirmed the rockets were fired last Sunday and were successfully neutralized by the Kenyan Defense Forces.
One rocket landed in the compound of Sesi Secondary School while the other two landed in the surrounding area.
One person was injured on Sunday by a stray bullet fired from the Ethiopian side, though the rockets caused no casualties.
The United Nations and the Kenyan Red Cross report that over 40,000 to 50,000 people have fled from Ethiopian Moyale into Kenya due to the clashes.
The conflict between Oromo and Somali communities was reportedly triggered by a dispute over the raising of the Somali regional flag.
Oromia-side Mayor Gelma Koroficha accused Somali regional security forces of escalating tensions, while Somali-side Mayor Kula Ali Abdirahman rejected the claim and cited the opening of a new administrative office.
Humanitarian organizations note that the displaced population is in urgent need of food, shelter, and basic supplies, with about 15,000 living in camps and others staying with local families.
Residents have expressed suspicion that heavily armed combatants with advanced military training from outside the local pastoralist communities are involved in the fighting.