Teachers based in the North Eastern part of the county on Tuesday stormed the Teachers Service Commission headquarters in Nairobi seeking transfers.
In a video shared by Citizen Digital, the teachers expressed that there were increased insecurities in the region and demanded to be transferred to other regions.
"Hatuwezisindikizwa na kifaru(military armed vehicle) kama sisi ni bangi, cocaine ama heroine, hapa tumekataa, na imagine kifaru amekaa nyuma ya basi, inamaanisha nini? Enda ukufe mbele, ” one of the teachers lamented.
"Transfer! Transfer! Transfer! Hatutaki Mandera."
Others were heard shouting; hatuendi! Hatuendi kwa kifo. Teachers' power.
"Mahal wanatupeleka sisi hatujui, lakini huko haturudi."
"Mimi ni mwalimu ktoka Mandera, tumekua tukikumbana na maswala ya usalama kule. Tumeamua tuje hapa tulete matamshi yetu," another one said.
The stand-off comes months after non-locals living in Mandera protested over increased insecurity.
They had threatened to take to the streets should the government fail to adequately address their concerns.
Jafan Kitui, a teacher at Al Huda Primary School in Mandera East, said he has not travelled to his county of origin for more than a year.
“Our passionate appeal to President Ruto and [Interior CS] Kindiki is that they prioritise stabilising security in Mandera county. I have personally been forced not to attend several funerals of close relatives due to the reasons stated,” he said.
