Kenyan MP Farah Maalim fights claims of inciting clashes in Somaliland

Kenyan MP Farah Maalim. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A Kenyan member of Parliament Farah Maalim is fighting claims he incited violence in the disputed region Las Anod in Somaliland, the self-declared independent region of Somalia.

Mr Maalim, MP for Dadaab Constituency, was blamed for inciting ethnic violence in the town that borders Puntland State, reflecting the deep cultural connections between Kenya and Somalia.