Oromo Liberation Front
Ali Mahmoud, the assistant minister for Special Prorammes and the MP for Moyale, blames border conflict to Ethiopian Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) militias and some Ethiopian authorities. He says Ethiopian government often accuses Kenyans of harbouring the rebels. In turn, the OLF accuse Kenyans of betraying them to the Ethiopian government.
He continues: "As a result, Kenyans often find themselves between the sea and the rock. Although there is a military camp at Odha, the area is so vast that and the soldiers cannot cover the whole region. We have never had any legal territorial disputes with Ethiopia because there are large beacons everywhere along the boundary but our border is infringed all the time with everyone’s knowledge." ...Full report
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