A section of Garissa leaders want county commissioner Boaz Cherutich to address rising insecurity ahead of polls.
The leaders from the Garissa Peace Initiative, Muslim clerics and clan elders want the commissioner to urgently convene a security meeting.
They spoke to the press at the Garissa government guest house on Thursday.
The leaders were reacting on a weekend incident where a middle aged man was fatally shot and his house set ablaze by armed goons.
The incident was allegedly over land in Waberi location in the outskirts of Garissa town.
They said state security agencies should be used to pursue the perpetrators of the heinous act and bring them to book.
An elder of the Garissa Peace Initiative, Dubat Amey, said it is time for a peace meeting with all stakeholders.
He said as elders they have tried to calm down the villagers in Waberi after several houses were torched following the weekend killing.
The elder said elected leaders from Garissa have not come out to condemn the incident.
“Where are our leaders? That is why we are asking the county commissioner to convene a leaders meeting so that we can interrogate our elected leaders,” he said.
Amey said they do not want to see any violence in the run up to election.
“The county commissioner has the powers to sermon the leaders on matters security and that is what we urgently need,” he said.
The elder said Garissa residents should respect the rule of law and avoid incidents that may compromise on security.
“We should not behave as if there is no government in place. The consequences of defying the rule of law may be dire if we continue this way,” he said.
Amey said as a community they cannot continue defying authorities and "get away with it".
“I want to thank security officers for being tolerant. I have witnessed a woman stoning an armed police officer who restrained himself,” he said.
The elder said state security agents "must act tough" and ensure that those involved in acts of lawlessness are arrested and prosecuted.
Present were chairman of central division peace initiative Billow Bashir Adow and the coordinator of the Garissa peace initiative Hassan Shurie.
The leaders said elders will continue preaching peace and unite all communities ahead of the election.
(Edited by Bilha Makokha)
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