Jawar Mohammed writes open letter to Farah Maalim

Politician Jawar Mohammed has addressed an open letter to Kenyan politician Farah Maalim regarding his recent media remarks on the Gari-Borana conflict in the Moyale area. Jawar argues that framing the dispute as an ethnic conflict is incorrect, characterizing it instead as a recurring local dispute between two clans with close kinship ties. He cautions that Maalim’s rhetoric could inadvertently worsen tensions, recalling past instances where inflammatory speech allegedly led to negative consequences for Oromo refugees in Somalia. Jawar emphasizes their personal friendship and calls upon Maalim to use his influence as an elder statesman to promote restraint and peaceful coexistence rather than inflaming existing divisions.