Records from the Kenya National Archives show the British East Africa Protectorate was present in around 1890s though the British Colony of Kenya established a permanent post in around 1910 covering Mandera from Moyale Post. Tribes present in the Mandera region were Garre, Murule, Degodia, and some Corner Tribes. Merchant Arabs and other non-local Somalis were there doing business around Ramu. British Colonists started recording events as early as 1893 including the ‘Colka Caalin’ of 1915 between Garre on one side and Degodia and Murule on another side.
