Wajir

Mogadishu (AX) — A father and his son faced a heartrending fate in Wajir County, Kenya, attempting to save their family's goat from a treacherously narrow, air-starved well. This sorrowful event acts as a poignant reminder of the dangers hiding within the region's exposed water sources, igniting urgent appeals for enhanced safety measures. The grim scenario began when the family’s goat plummeted into a slender, deep well. In an act of heroic impulsivity, the young son descended to rescue the animal but was swiftly overcome…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AX) — "A DNA analysis has shattered prior assumptions about the identity of a body dragged from Lake Yahud. Initially thought to be the missing Wajir MCA Yusuf Hussein Ahmed, it turns out it wasn't him at all," stated a report, which left Ahmed's relatives and the populace bamboozled, as the hunt for the legislator drags on over a month after he vanished.Fresh DNA tests, from Ahmed's ma and sibliiings, have unveiled the victim's Somali roots (yet not linked to the elusive MCA). A coroner identified its demise…

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with a nod from Canada's government, reaffirmed its pledge to boost community involvement and policing endeavors in Wajir County. During a roadshow caravan kickoff on Thursday, IOM’s Soumana Ali articulated the body’s commitment to aiding the Kenyan government. “Our goal is to nurture healthier relationships between communities and state forces,” Ali said, especially in frontier regions. Ali outlined the mission to reframe views on border locales. “Communities near…