Garissa, Kenya – Abantu bitwaje intwaro baturutse muri Somalia bagabye igitero ku kigo cya polisi giherereye hafi y’umupaka wa Kenya na Somalia, bishe abapolisi batandatu bo mu ngabo zungirije, banatwara intwaro, nk’uko polisi ya Kenya yabitangaje kuri iki cyumweru.
Nk’uko umuvugizi wa polisi ya Kenya, Michael Muchiri, yabitangaje, abandi bapolisi bane bakomerekeye bikomeye muri iki gitero cyagabwe mu karere ka Garissa n’umutwe wa al-Shabab, ufite imikoranire na al-Qaida. Yongeyeho ko inzego z’umutekano zamaze koherezwa mu gace kugira ngo zikaze umutekano.
Uburyo Igitero Cyagenze
Nk’uko amakuru abitangaza, aba barwanyi bateye ikigo cya polisi bagasanga abapolisi bari mu kazi ka buri munsi. Barabarashe, bamwe babakomeretsa bikomeye, banabatema, hanyuma barasahura, batwara intwaro. Nubwo polisi itatangaje umubare nyawo w’abarwanyi bishwe muri icyo gitero, yavuze ko hari abo mu barwanyi baguye muri urwo rugamba.
Aka gace kari hafi y’umupaka wa Kenya na Somalia, gakunze kugabwaho ibitero n’uyu mutwe w’iterabwoba, bitewe n’imipaka ifunguye yorohereza abo barwanyi kwinjira no gusohoka nta nkomyi.
Ubuyobozi bwa Kenya bwahise bwohereza ingabo zishinzwe umutekano kugira ngo zikaze umutekano mu gace kose, ndetse hashyizweho ingamba zo kurinda abaturage n’ibikorwa remezo bikunze kuba intego y’ibitero by’iterabwoba.
Ishami ry’ubutasi rya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika ryahise ritanga impuruza isaba Abanyamerika kudasura aka gace, kubera ibyago byo kugabwaho ibitero cyangwa gushimutwa.
Iki si cyo gitero cya mbere cyibasiye Kenya mu minsi ya vuba. Mu cyumweru gishize, umupolisi wa Kenya wari kuri poste y’umupaka mu karere ka Mandera yarishwe, nyuma y’aho abantu bitwaje intwaro bakekwaho kuba abakozi b’ubutasi ba Somalia bamurashe.
Abategetsi ba Kenya batangaje ko iki gitero cyari igikorwa cyo kwihorera, nyuma y’aho inzego z’umutekano za Kenya zari zimaze guta muri yombi abaturage ba Somalia bakekwagaho gutegura igitero ku mushinga w’ibikorwa remezo uri gukorwa muri ako gace.
Guverinoma ya Somalia kuva mu mwaka wa 2022 yongereye ibikorwa by’umutekano bigamije guhashya abarwanyi ba al-Shabab, uyu mutwe ugifite ibirindiro mu bice bimwe na bimwe by’icyaro cya Somalia.
Ku rundi ruhande, Umuryango w’Ubumwe bwa Afurika (AU) wifashishije ingabo ziturutse mu bihugu bitandukanye, wakomeje gufasha Somalia mu rugamba rwo guhashya uyu mutwe w’iterabwoba. Nubwo hari intambwe imaze guterwa, al-Shabab igikomeje kugaba ibitero, cyane cyane muri Kenya, aho bigaragara ko ishaka gutera ubwoba inzego z’umutekano no gukoma mu nkokora iterambere ry’akarere.
Kenya ikomeje gushimangira ko itazemera ko ibitero by’iterabwoba bikomeza guca intege ubusugire bwayo. Inzego z’umutekano ziragenda zongerwa mu bice byegereye umupaka wa Somalia, ndetse na guverinoma y’uwo muturanyi wa Kenya ikomeje ibikorwa byo guhangana n’uyu mutwe wa al-Shabab.
Ku baturage bo muri aka gace, aya ni amakuru abangamiye umutekano wabo, aho bibaza niba ingabo zishinzwe umutekano zizabasha kubarinda ibitero nk’ibi, bikunze kwibasira abapolisi ndetse n’abasivile muri aka gace gafatwa nk’aka mbere mu kuba intandaro y’ubushyamirane hagati ya Kenya na Somalia.
