My 4th cousin named Abdi Rashid Khalif from the degodia clan took part in the shifta war in the 1960s after England decolonized Kenya. Somali degodias met with the British to negotiate the NFD joining Somalia and not Kenya. Guess what happened? in 1964 Somali government officials kidnapped my cousin and the other Degodia leadership and tortured them for years, until Siad barre freed them (most lost their sanity). while this was going on, Somalia was trying to negotiate the Ogaden with the British, in the end Ethiopia got the ogaden and kenya got the NFD. this also was a major factor in the waggalla massacre in 1984 where 1,000s of Degodia were killed (until Siad Barre told Kenya to stop).
Degodia were betrayed by Somalia in 1964, Massacred by Kenya in 1984, and were essentially kicked out of Somalia in 2011 when jubaland was formed. even though Degodia are born from the first son of Somaal (Gardere) we have no place in Somalia. we are Kenyan by conquest at the hands of the people we trusted as brothers.
I'm not saying this for the title of "most oppressed" Somali group, but i hate that even though degodia have tried to join and had no choice but to become kenyan, Somalis choose to revise history instead of accepting accountability.
Degodia were betrayed by Somalia in 1964, Massacred by Kenya in 1984, and were essentially kicked out of Somalia in 2011 when jubaland was formed. even though Degodia are born from the first son of Somaal (Gardere) we have no place in Somalia. we are Kenyan by conquest at the hands of the people we trusted as brothers.
I'm not saying this for the title of "most oppressed" Somali group, but i hate that even though degodia have tried to join and had no choice but to become kenyan, Somalis choose to revise history instead of accepting accountability.