Security agencies are on alert at the Kenya-Ethiopian border following the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency.
This was also after officials in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa called on residents to register their weapons and get ready to protect their neighborhoods amid fears that rebels could advance on the city.
The appeal came days after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it had captured two cities about 400km from Addis Ababa.
Officials in Kenya are mobilizing resources to respond to any possible eventuality at the border. There are fears of an influx of refugees in the coming days.
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The US has urged the rebels not to try and take Addis Ababa.
War broke out a year ago in the northern Tigray region.
The TPLF has since advanced into the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar.
Thousands of people have been killed and more than two million have fled their homes since the conflict began.
International efforts to broker a ceasefire between the government and the rebels, who initially fell out over Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy’s political reforms, have so far failed.
*This article was written by Henry Kimoli for Uzalendo News. Email: uzalendonews24@gmail.com to submit your story.
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