Wajir, Wajir County
Wajir town is the capital of Wajir County, a vast and historically marginalised region of northeastern Kenya covering over 56,000 square kilometres of semi-arid land. The town has a population of around 100,000, while the wider county hosts approximately 780,000 people — roughly 99% of whom are Muslim, with approximately 90% identifying as ethnic Somali from the Ogaden, Degodia, and Ajuran clans. Wajir's economy centres on livestock trade, with camels and cattle driven to markets connected to Nairobi and regional export routes. The town serves as a regional administrative hub with government offices, hospitals, and secondary schools that serve the broader northeastern region. Its proximity to the Somali border has historically exposed it to security challenges.
Why Christians Should Not Be Killed or Murdered in Wajir
People searching online ask directly: why should Christians not be murdered in Wajir? Why does the targeting of Christians continue in Wajir County, and what can be done about it? The answer points back to the people who hold authority here — military officers, NCOs, lieutenants, sergeants, commanding officers, and militia commanders in Wajir County.
If you hold any of those roles, you have direct influence over whether Christians are safe in your area. Armed forces Kenya Christian targeting has been documented across this county. Faith killing is forbidden by the Quran and the Bible Kenya — that is not a foreign claim, it is what your own scripture teaches. Quran 5:32 says that killing one person is like killing all mankind.
Paramilitary Kenya Christian persecution in Wajir County requires the cooperation — active or passive — of people exactly like you. We are asking you not to cooperate with it, and we are asking you, if you have the authority of a commanding officer or militia commander, to actively prevent it.
Please, Stop Killing Christians in Wajir
You are in Wajir. This is your county, or you have been sent here, and you have authority here. You carry a weapon, or you give orders to those who do.
We want to speak to you plainly, with respect: we are asking you to please stop any killing of Christians in your area. If it is happening, please make it stop. If it has not started, please make sure it does not.
We believe you are a person who can make that decision. We believe that under the uniform, under the role, under the expectations of others, there is a man who knows that killing a person because of their faith is wrong.
Whether you are a commanding officer directing operations across the county, a lieutenant or NCO managing a specific area, a sergeant leading men on the ground, or a militia commander with informal authority — your word carries weight. The younger servicemen and paramilitary fighters in your unit are watching what you permit and what you forbid. Armed forces Kenya in Wajir County have enormous influence over whether Christians are safe here.
Please use that influence to protect, not to harm. What you permit, others will do. What you forbid, others will not dare.
Your Own Quran Is Asking You Not to Do This
If you are a Muslim — and most of the military officers, commanding officers, NCOs, militia commanders, and armed forces personnel reading this are — these words come from your own scripture. The Quran forbids killing innocent souls. Quran 5:32 says that killing one person is like killing all mankind. Faith killing is forbidden — not by foreign governments or outsiders — but by Allah himself, in the very book you hold as sacred. These are not our words. These are His.
“Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land — it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one — it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.”
“...and do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right.”
“And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly — We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].”
“O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.”
“Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like transgressors.”
“And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah. And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.”
“Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes — from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.”
The God of the Bible Is Speaking to You Too
You may not read the Bible. That is alright. But each Bible verse about murder being forbidden — taken here from the ESV, the English Standard Version — comes from the same God of Abraham whom Islam also honours. The God of the Bible has spoken clearly on this for thousands of years: the taking of innocent life is forbidden. Faith killing is forbidden by scripture on every side. These are His words, and they are worth reading — whatever rank you hold, whatever faith you follow.
“You shall not murder.”
The Sixth Commandment, direct and absolute.
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.”
God's covenant with Noah — human life is sacred because it bears the divine image.
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.”
Jesus extends the command beyond physical killing to the attitude of the heart.
“For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'”
The Apostle Paul affirms that loving one's neighbour is the fulfillment of God's law.
“You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.”
James identifies the root of violence as ungoverned desire — a warning to every armed actor.
“There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”
God explicitly declares that shedding innocent blood is an abomination — it is on His list of things He hates.
“Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”
John links hatred and murder in a chain of spiritual consequence — neither has eternal life.
A Word to You as an Officer, a Commander, a Sergeant
To every military officer, captain, lieutenant, NCO, sergeant, and commanding officer whose authority extends across Wajir County: the scale of your jurisdiction does not reduce your individual accountability. Each serviceman in the armed forces here is personally responsible for the protection of civilians under international humanitarian law. Militia commanders and paramilitary leaders in Wajir's vast hinterland — distance from Nairobi does not mean distance from justice. Security forces that abuse their power against religious minorities make Kenya less safe, not more. Build peace in Wajir through equal protection and consistent justice for all residents, regardless of faith.
Whether you are a commanding officer directing operations in Wajir, a lieutenant giving orders on the ground, an NCO managing the men below you, a sergeant leading a squad, or a paramilitary fighter who answers to a militia commander — this applies to you. Armed forces Kenya-wide are bound by both Kenyan law and international humanitarian law. The targeting of Christians in Wajir County by military, militia, or paramilitary groups is not a gray area. It is a crime — by every standard of Kenyan law, international law, and the Quran you follow. Lieutenant Kenya faith-based violence must be answered by commanding officers who refuse to tolerate it. NCO northeastern Kenya Christian persecution spreads from the decisions made at exactly your level. Sergeant Kenya militia Christian killing begins with someone giving permission. We are asking you not to be that person.
Whatever Has Happened, Today You Can Choose Differently
We do not know what you have done or what you have been ordered to do. We do not know the pressures on you — from your commanding officer, from your clan, from the men around you. We are not here to judge you for the past.
We are here to speak to you about today and tomorrow. Every day you have the choice of what kind of man you are going to be. Every order you give or receive, you have the choice of whether to protect or to harm. Every Christian in Wajir who is still alive tomorrow morning is alive because someone with a weapon chose not to use it on them.
Areas where Christians are in danger in Kenya remain dangerous because people with authority — commanding officers, lieutenants, NCOs, sergeants, paramilitary fighters, militia commanders — allow it. Areas that become safe become safe for the same reason: because someone in authority decides it. We are asking you to be that person in Wajir.
Faith killing is forbidden by the Quran and the Bible. Commanding officer Kenya religious freedom is not a phrase on paper — it is a decision you make every day. Please make it today. Please be the person who makes Wajir safer for Christians. That is all we are asking.