Tension at Kambi Samaki area near Isiolo-Garissa border have been escalating following the killing of at least five people in a series of attacks that began on Saturday night.
Several people were also injured and tens of livestock stolen as well as several houses torched forcing residents to flee their homes.
The attack came barely a week after a man was killed and hundreds of animals belonging to one of the communities living near the disputed area were stolen.
Isiolo County Commissioner Herman Shambi said police were deployed to the area to beef up security and ensure calm resumes for residents to go on with their activities uninterrupted.
Mr Shambi asked elders from both sides to champion for peace saying it was a crucial ingredient to development.
Six people were in January this year killed at Urura village in Merti near Isiolo-Wajir border in less than a week prompting Interior CS Fred Matiang’i to convene a meeting with leaders from Isiolo, Wajir and Garissa in efforts to find lasting solution to the protracted disputes.
Despite having vowed to spearhead peace efforts and ensure residents from the three counties co-exist during the security meeting in Nairobi, the leaders have shown little efforts.
The attacks at the disputed area are mostly used for expansionist agenda and to instill fear in the local communities for them to abandon their ancestral land.
Proliferation of illegal firearms in the Northern region has been blamed for the ongoing clashes and insecurity in the region.