After independence in 1963, the Borana found themselves in a spiralling vortex of conflict between state security agents and so-called Shifta insurgents that sucked in much of the region.
Baada ya uhuru mwaka 1963, waBorana walijikuta wakiingia katika mgogoro mkubwa kati ya maafisa usalama wa nchi na waasi waliofahamika kama Shifta ambao ulikula sehemu kubwa ya mkoa.