And, with the death of retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, wounds of the 1984 mass killings have been reopened , with victims demanding fast-tracking of compensation. The Wagalla massacre happened in 1984 during the reign of President Moi. Wajir’s Wagalla massacre represents one of the lowest points in Kenya’s history.Moi served as Kenya’s second President from 1978 to 2002.He died on February 4, days before the 36th anniversary of the incident in which mostly ethnic Somalis were killed in a purported disarmament operation.The massacre, which remains Kenya’s deadliest since independence, took place as security forces rounded up men from the Degodia clan in what was supposed to be an illegal weapons mop-up.They were held at the Wagalla Airstrip for days without food and water and executed on the third day after attempting an escape.At least 3,000 men lost their lives when the officers opened fire as some ran away.Moi was among the few surviving individuals widely blamed for the killings described as crimes against humanity.Others were Bethuel Kiplagat and G G Kariuki, who allegedly attended a meeting which gave the go-ahead for the security crackdown.In 2011, Manasseh Tiame, who was the Wajir District Commissioner at the time of the killings, said the operation was authorised by members of the Kenya Intelligence Committee and the District Security Committee.Bishar Maalim Abdille, who was the head teacher of Wagalla Primary School at the time, said security agents picked him from a class.“ I was in class doing my duties as usual when security officers invaded my school, beat me up and threw me on the back of the lorry together with other men,” he said.“We were driven to the Wagalla Airstrip, where we were held for six days before the incident.”Mr Abdille said nobody knew what the soldiers were told adding.He said they began shooting as the people ran towards the airstrip’s barbed wire fence, desperate due to hunger and dehydration.Mr Abdille said he stopped hoping for justice as the government “made empty promises for years”.“I don’t think we will ever get justice as we’ve been pursuing it for many years with no success, ” he said.The report was to see perpetrators of the act brought to book, but to date, nothing has come of it.Mr Abdille called on the government to implement the report and ensure justice.Ramadhan Jellow, whose parents died in the massacre, said they were mourning Moi but were still disturbed by the suffering they underwent.“The Wagalla story is well documented in the TJRC report. Wagalla massacre: Special branch operative gives his version of eventsFebruary 14, 2020 5:40 PM / Moi’s family has retreated to their Karbanet home as the state takes over the funeral arrangements. What ensued was the indiscriminate shooting of those attempting to run a way, leading to the massacre, he said.“The officers acted to preserve their lives and jobs. Also read: Teams Dispatched To Kakamega Primary school Following A Stampede Kenyan Diaspora News & Updates, Stay In The Know! Imagine you are a class seven or less drop out staring at prison term because of letting people escape. We wonder where the funds are since we haven’t seen any progress to date,” he said.He called on the leaders from the region to pursue the matter, saying the government had been silent.4 Chinese remanded 3 days over caning Kenyan workerCooperative Bank Posts An Impressive Sh20.7B ProfitKenya’s Top Lender Coop Bank Given Green-Light To Acquire Jamii Bora In fact, other clans in the area always believed they were excluded at the expense of their Degodia rivals,” he saidThe 58-year-old former intelligence officer said the forces combed every part of Wajir county, targeting areas where the Degodias lived. Human rights Kenya Massacres Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights Somalis State-sponsored terrorism Wagalla Massacre, Wagalla, Kenya, 1984 : … This was their situation,” he detailed.While the Moi government maintained that only 57 men were killed, witnesses told the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission that about 5,000 were killed.The Moi regime did not publicly acknowledged wrongdoing in the part of the security forces until October 2000 when Deputy President William Ruto, then an Assistant Minister in the Office of the President, told Parliament that 380 people had been killed.The TJRC and the UN described the incident as the worst form of human rights violations in Kenya’s history.He claimed HEDAM, as the president was code-named in security circles, was not aware of the massacre.Khwatenge, who presented his recollection of events while in service to the defunct Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission and the Gor Sungu-led Parliamentary Select Committee that investigated the murder of former foreign affairs minister Robert Ouko, said the nature of their work made them heartless but extremely loyal to the second head of state.Share thisFacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppWagalla massacre: Special branch operative gives his version of events The Degodia men killed in the 1984 Wagalla Massacre were lured to the airstrip with the promise that President Moi would visit with goodies and handouts, a former special branch operative has claimed.

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