▁kin ▁in ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Republic ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁new ▁Ken yan ▁government ▁en act ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁repr ess ive ▁measures ▁designed ▁to ▁fr ustr ate ▁their ▁efforts . ▁Among ▁these ▁was ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁mis label ing ▁the ▁Som ali ▁reb els ' ▁eth n ically - based ▁claims ▁as ▁sh if ta ▁(" band it ") ▁activity , ▁cord oning ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁N FD ▁as ▁a ▁" sch eduled " ▁area , ▁conf isc ating ▁or ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁Som ali ▁liv est ock , ▁spons oring ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁region ' s ▁inhabitants , ▁and ▁setting ▁up ▁large ▁" protected ▁villages " ▁or ▁concentration ▁cam ps . ▁These ▁policies ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁Sh if ta ▁War ▁between ▁Som ali ▁reb els ▁and ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁police ▁and ▁army . ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Som alia ▁radio ▁reported ly ▁influenced ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁gu err illa ▁activity ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁its ▁broadcast s ▁be amed ▁into ▁the ▁N FD . ▁Ken ya ▁also ▁accused ▁the ▁Som ali ▁government ▁of ▁training ▁the ▁reb els ▁in ▁Som alia , ▁equ ipping ▁them ▁with ▁Soviet ▁arms , ▁and ▁direct ing ▁them ▁from ▁M og ad ish u . ▁It ▁subsequently ▁signed ▁a ▁mut ual ▁defense ▁p act ▁with ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁though ▁the ▁treat y ▁had ▁little ▁effect ▁as ▁cross - border ▁flow ▁of ▁mater iel ▁from ▁Som alia ▁to ▁the