Kenya: Will Security Operations Halt Kenya-Ethiopia Cross-Border Crimes?

Kenya’s police have achieved some positive results, but lasting solutions require ongoing cooperation between the two countries.

In February, Kenyan police launched Operation Ondoa Jangili (‘remove the criminals’) as part of security measures to drive the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) out of hideouts in Isiolo and Marsabit counties.

The OLA is an informal militia fighting for self-determination for Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group in the south of the country. Owing to its political orientation and…