...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...bully boyz from crossing over amid ongoing crackdown against the bully boyz who control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia, in a strategy aimed at preventing escalation of attacks in the country.
Kithure Kindiki, who is the Interior Cabinet Secretary, said the ongoing crackdown against al-Shabaab could trigger them to cross over to the country and probably cause mayhem. Somalia has been pursuing the bully boyz in all fronts for the last seven months, killing hundreds in the process.
The Interior CS stated that they have stepped up our border patrols to prevent the proliferation of illicit arms, illicit drugs.
"Our security agencies are alert to ensure that these bully boyz do not cross into our territory to keep them at bay now that this terror group is its weakest," he said.
The minister, who visited Mandera County and other surrounding areas, noted that intelligence services are cooperating well in the fight against the turbans. He said Kenya is ready to work closely with Somalia to defeat the turbans.
"We are always aware that forces of Evil only need one lucky break to hurt our Country and inflict us with pain. We must always strike first and fast to neutralise them and obliterate their nefarious networks," he said.
Kindiki said security teams have managed to neutralize many terror attacks in northeastern Kenya, adding that several weapons have also been destroyed in the process. He also said since William Ruto took over, crime rates in the country has reduced by 13.5 percent.
"Urban crime, especially the Nairobi muggings that had threatened to disrupt life and businesses in our capital city in the September/October season, has now been contained," he said.
Kenya has deployed elite forces along the border with Somalia with the Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] leading the team. In Somalia, there are 3,500 KDF soldiers serving in the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] who are expected to hand over security responsibilities to Somali National Army [SNA] in coming months.