Libat is a settlement in Kenya's Garissa County.

Libat
Libat is located in Kenya
Libat
Libat
Location of Libat
Coordinates: 0°47′S 40°55′E / 0.78°S 40.92°E / -0.78; 40.92
CountryKenya
CountyGarissa County
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Around 2016, a plan was conceived to build a wall to prevent cross-border attacks from Somalia.[1] One of the proposed sections was a 445 kilometre wall extending from Elwak to Libat.[1] Another was a 105 kilometre wall from Libat to Kiunga.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Bartlett, Anne L. (19 January 2021). "Kenya's Border Wall That Never Was". Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice. 32 (2): 140–148. doi:10.1080/10402659.2020.1836304.