
肯尼亚议员呼吁总统威廉·鲁托在外交上干预邻国埃塞俄比亚,因为共同边境沿线的致命种族冲突迫使近1.5万人逃往肯尼亚寻求庇护,给当地资源带来压力并扰乱了贸易。
Kenyan lawmakers have called on President William Ruto to intervene diplomatically in neighboring Ethiopia as deadly ethnic clashes along the shared border force nearly 15,000 people to seek refuge in Kenya, straining local resources and disrupting trade.
“我们对莫亚莱埃塞俄比亚一侧边境的持续冲突深感担忧。局势令人深感忧虑,我们希望敌对行动能迅速、和平地结束,”萨库选区议员迪多·阿里·拉索在内罗毕对当地媒体表示。
"We are deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict on the Ethiopian side of the border in Moyale. The situation is deeply concerning and we hope for a swift, peaceful end to the hostility," Saku Member of Parliament Dido Ali Rasso told local media in Nairobi.
拉索与莫亚莱选区议员盖约·瓦科·贾尔德萨以及肯尼亚北部马萨比特郡的其他领导人一道,呼吁政府紧急干预并寻求国际人道主义援助。
Rasso, alongside Moyale lawmaker Guyo Waqo Jaldesa and other leaders from northern Kenya's Marsabit County, appealed for urgent government intervention and international humanitarian support.
这些领导人警告称,数千名流离失所的埃塞俄比亚人,特别是妇女和儿童,随身携带物品寥寥无几地抵达,急需食物、住所和医疗援助。
The leaders warned that thousands of displaced Ethiopians, particularly women and children, were arriving with few belongings and urgently needed food, shelter and medical assistance.
他们同时告诫不要对边境附近肯尼亚社区的无辜平民实施报复性暴力。
They also cautioned against retaliatory violence targeting innocent civilians in Kenyan communities near the border.
“我们强烈呼吁当地社区成员不要伤害在我们地区生活或工作的无辜平民。他们与跨境发生的冲突毫无瓜葛,”这些领导人表示。
"We strongly appeal to our local community members not to harm innocent civilians who live or work in our region. They have no involvement in the conflict taking place across the border," the leaders said.
议员们敦促当局加强边境安全,保障平民安全通行,并促进马萨比特、瓦吉尔和曼德拉三郡社区的和平共处。
The lawmakers urged authorities to strengthen border security, guarantee safe passage for civilians and promote peaceful coexistence among communities in Marsabit, Wajir and Mandera counties.
他们警告称,战斗迫使企业关门,扰乱了肯尼亚-埃塞俄比亚贸易走廊的商业活动。
They warned that the fighting had forced businesses to close and disrupted commercial activities along the Kenya-Ethiopia trade corridor.
肯尼亚红十字会此前报告称,超过10900名流离失所者住在莫亚莱的六个临时营地,另有4000人由亲戚和寄宿家庭收留。
The Kenya Red Cross previously reported that more than 10,900 displaced people were staying in six temporary camps in Moyale, with another 4,000 accommodated by relatives and host families.
暴力冲突的爆发源于在埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚州管辖区域展示索马里州旗帜引发的紧张局势。两者均为埃塞俄比亚的联邦州。
The violence erupted following tensions over the display of the Somali Regional State flag in an area administered by Ethiopia's Oromia region. Both are federal regions of Ethiopia.
莫亚莱是一个主要边境口岸,位于内罗毕以北约780公里(485英里)处,距埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴以南约775公里(482英里)处(按公路里程计算)。
Moyale, a major border crossing, lies approximately 780 kilometers (485 miles) north of Nairobi and 775 kilometers (482 miles) south of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, by road.
议员们呼吁立即停止敌对行动,并加大国际援助,以防止人道主义局势进一步恶化。
The lawmakers called for an immediate end to hostilities and greater international assistance to prevent the humanitarian situation from deteriorating further.