Uhuru Sends CS Matiang’i to Somalia Over Border Wrangles

President Uhuru Kenyatta, on Sunday, March 8, sent Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to Somalia to meet the country’s president, Mohammed Farmajo.

This came with a backdrop of Somalia accusing Kenya of harbouring a fugitive wanted by its government in Mandera.

As first reported by Capital FM, a security team led by CS Matiang’i was dispatched to meet the president following a phone conversation between Uhuru and Farmajo on March 5, where they agreed to send committees from both nations to hold talks on jointly handling border security.

Farmajo called Uhuru on the same day it was reported that Jubaland forces had invaded Mandera according to area Governor Ali Roba and forced a number of residents to flee their homes.

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Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta at a National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi on May 31, 2018

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Roba claimed that the troops were moving freely inside the North-Eastern town.

“Jubaland security forces moving right inside Mandera Town on Bulla Jamhuria Road, near the central chief camp, by the Huduma Center.

“This is a major threat to the security of Kenyans in Mandera. Our government must move with speed to mitigate this situation or risk more loss of lives,” shared Roba.