# Bulla Hawo residents protest Kenya border wall plan

> Residents of Bulla Hawo in Gedo protested on 18 November 2015 against Kenya's plan to build a security wall along the shared border…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: boundary-wall, utilities
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/bulla-hawo-kenya-border-wall-protest

## Key points

- Goobjoog News reported on 18 November 2015 that residents of Bulla Hawo town in Gedo region protested against Kenya's plan to construct a security wall along the border.
- Protesters and Elder Abdullahi Ereg claimed that beacons had been erected on Somali land and that several kilometers had been taken.
- The report provides no information on what happened after that date, including whether a planned parliamentary committee visit occurred or the construction status changed.

On 18 November 2015, Goobjoog News reported that residents of Bulla Hawo town in Gedo region protested against Kenya's plan to construct a security wall along its border with Somalia. The report, the sole source for these events, describes anger over beacons allegedly erected on Somali land.

According to Goobjoog News, locals faulted Kenya's move, saying beacons were placed on Somali land. Elder Abdullahi Ereg told Goobjoog News that Kenya had been carrying out moves the residents were unhappy with. Ereg claimed that several kilometers of Somali land "has been taken" in the Gedo region along the border. Neither the report nor any other source in the record confirms these claims.

The same report said a joint parliamentary committee of Foreign Relations and Interior was expected to reach the town the following day to assess the situation, following claims that Kenya had encroached into Somalia's territory during the ongoing border construction. Whether the committee visited, what it found, or any subsequent action is not documented in the available reporting.

Goobjoog News also noted that the Somali government had the previous year filed a 150-page court filing on Somalia's maritime border dispute with Kenya at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The report quoted Somalia's ICJ application as asking the court to "determine, on the basis of international law, the complete course of the single maritime boundary dividing all the maritime areas appertaining to Somalia and to Kenya in the Indian Ocean, including the continental shelf beyond 200 [nautical miles]." It also asked the court "to determine the precise geographical coordinates of the single maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean." The report did not establish any direct link between this maritime case and the land border wall.

The 2015 article provides no follow-up information. There is no record of whether protests continued, whether the wall was built or modified, or whether any land dispute was resolved. The precise location and extent of the claimed encroachment are not given.

## Questions

### What did Goobjoog News report about the Bulla Hawo border wall protest?

Goobjoog News reported on 18 November 2015 that residents of Bulla Hawo protested against Kenya's plan to construct a security wall along the border, and that locals claimed beacons were erected on Somali land.

### Did the parliamentary committee visit Bulla Hawo as planned?

The report said a joint parliamentary committee was expected to visit the next day, but the available source does not confirm whether the visit occurred or what findings resulted.

### What is the current status of the border wall construction?

The 2015 article provides no information on the wall's construction status after that date.

## Sources

- [Hundreds of residents of Bulla-hawa protest against border wall construction by Kenya](https://en.goobjoog.com/hundreds-of-residents-of-bulla-hawa-protest-against-border-wall-construction-by-kenya/) — Goobjoog News, 2015-11-18