The North Eastern Province is one of the former provinces of Kenya. It had a land area of 127,358.5 km2,with its capital at Garissa. The North Eastern Province was carved out of the then Northern Frontier District (NFD) prior to independence.
The Hawiye are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans,tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman,also known as Sheikh Hawiye,the eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest documented clan to have settled in the Somali peninsula,as noted in the 12th century by Al-Idrisi,occupying the regions spanning from Ras Hafun to Merca,which served as their capital. Presently,the Hawiye reside in central and southern Somalia,Somaliland,Djibouti,the Somali region of Ethiopia,Harar,Oromia,and Afar regions,as well as Kenya. Furthermore,they represent the majority of the population in the capital city of Mogadishu.
The Darod is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti,more commonly known as Darod. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries,the Somali hinterlands adjacent to Oromia (Ogaden),and both sides of the Kenya–Somalia border. The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa.
The Garre are a prominent Somali clan that traces its lineage back to Samaale,who is believed to have originated from the Arabian Peninsula through Aqiil Abu Talib. The Garre clan is considered to be a sub-clan of the Digil-Rahanweyn clan family,which is part of the larger Rahanweyn clan. However,genealogically,they are descended from Gardheere Samaale. The Garre are also categorized as southern Hawiye as well.
The Dir is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti,Somalia,Ethiopia,and northeastern Kenya.
Mandera is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated at around 3°55′N41°50′E,near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia.
The Ogaden is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa.
Demographic features of Somalia's inhabitants include ethnicity,language,population density,education level,health,economic status,religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Somalia is believed to be one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa.
The Harti,(Somali:Harti,Arabic:هرتي,lit. 'strong man'),are a Somali clan that trace their lineage back to SalehAbdi (Harti). They are a sub-clan of the larger Darod clan. Notable sub-clans within Harti include the Majeerteen,Dhulbahante,and the Warsengeli. They predominantly reside in the apex of the Horn of Africa and its surrounding regions. Furthermore,in the southern territories,the clan's settlements span both sides of the Kenya-Somalia border.
Murule is a sub-clan of the Hawiye and the larger Samaale clan. It is one of the major Somali clans and has produced many prominent historical Somali figures.
Annalena Tonelli was an Italian Catholic lay missionary and social activist. She worked for 33 years in East Africa,where she focused on tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment,campaigns for eradication of female genital mutilation,and special schools for hearing-impaired,blind and disabled children. In June 2003,Tonelli was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award,which is given annually by the UNHCR to recognize outstanding service to the cause of refugees. In October 2003,she was killed inside her hospital by two gunmen.
Dolo Addo or Dolo Ado or Dollo Ado is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Liben Zone,Dolo Ado is located in the angle formed by the confluence of the Ganale Dorya with the Dawa River,and bordered to the northwest by Filtu,on the northeast by Afder Zone,on the southeast by Somalia,and on the south by Kenya. Towns in Dollo Ado include Koole,*Helaweyn,and #Buur,Dolo and Suftu. It is home to Garimarro and Degodia who are living in dollo ado.
Mandera County is one of the counties in Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is bordered by Ethiopia to the north,Somalia to the east and Wajir County to the southwest. According to the 2019 census,the county has a population of 1,200,890 and an area of 25,939.8 square kilometres (10,015.4 sq mi). The main economic activity in the county is pastoralism,while others include cross-border trade with Ethiopia,artisanal mining,beekeeping,and agriculture along the Dawa River.
The Habar Gidir is a major subclan of the Hawiye. The clan has produced some prominent Somali figures,including the first Prime Minister of Somalia Abdullahi Issa Mohamud,and Somalia's fifth President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan.
Kenyan Somalis are citizens and residents of Kenya who are of Somali ethnic descent. They have historically inhabited the North Eastern Province,previously called the Northern Frontier District,which was carved out of the Jubaland region of present-day southern Somalia during the colonial period. Following the civil war in Somalia that broke out in 1991,many Somalis sought asylum in the Somali-inhabited enclaves of Kenya. An entrepreneurial community,they established themselves in the business sector,particularly in the Nairobi suburb of Eastleigh.
The Gure or Gurre is a Somali clan,a sub-clan of the major Darood and dir clan family.
Jubaland,the Juba Valley,is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Jubba River,stretching from Dolow to the Indian Ocean,while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya,which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.
Rhamu,known to the locals as "shantooley",is a town in the Mandera County of Kenya situated in the northeastern part of Kenya,along the River Dawa. The town lies within a semi-arid region characterized by dry and hot conditions,with limited rainfall and sparse vegetation. It is largely populated by the Degodia which forms majority of the Mandera north constituency settling in the wards of Ashabito,Guticha,Rhamu Dimtu,Rhamu town and Garre murule as well as a substantial settlement of somalis. The town was previously built by the british colonial administration.
Rhamu is located at the international border between Kenya and Ethiopia. Due to its proximity to Ethiopia,Rhamu has historically been a center for cross-border trade. Local traders engage in the exchange of goods,including livestock,agricultural products,and other commodities with their Ethiopian counterparts.
The Degoodi or Degodia is a Somali clan.
Hirshabelle,officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia,is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north,South West State of Somalia and Banadir region to the south,Ethiopia to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Jowhar is the capital state.
