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Somalia Faction Accuses Kiplagat
James Anyanzwa
Nairobi, January 18, 2004 (The East African Standard) – Members of Somalia's Absame community have accused the chairman of the Somali peace talks, Bethuel Kiplagat, of bias.
Ugas Mohamoud, the clan's King of Juba-land, said yesterday that Kiplagat was acting under instructions and orders from warlord Abdullai Yussuf who had fuelled infighting in the community.
"Mr Kiplagat is now behaving as if he missed the great responsibility entrusted on him by the government of Kenya and has taken sides," said Mohamoud.
He said the warlord enjoyed excessive political powers and wondered where he got them from.
In a speech read on his behalf by Juba-land chief Hajir Bille, Mohamoud accused warlord Abdullai of using his powers, with support from Kiplagat, to nominate individuals from a different community to political positions.
The community is appealing to the Kenya Government to intervene and sort out the problem.
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