Friday, 6 July 2012

Kenya`s Plegde on Kismayu take over

A section of Kenya Defence Force officers at the Department of Defense headquarters in Nairobi during a ceremony to rehat them officially in Amisom

Africa Union Special representative for Somalia and head of Mission to Amisom Ambassador Boubacar Diarra speaks at the ceremony

Special representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for Somalia Mr.Wafula Wa Munyinyi at the ceremony.

 Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces Gen.Julius Karangi before the ceremony kicked off.

A Kenya Defense Force Officer during the ceremony

Part of the Kenya Defense Force troops who have been rehatted into Amisom march past African Union Special representative for Somalia and Head of mission to Amisom Ambassador Boubacar Diarra.

A section of KDF forces now in Amisom march at DOD

For the cameras:KDF Chief Gen.Julius Karangi shakes hands with AMISOM Commander Lt.Gen.Andrew Gutti from Uganda.




Kenya`s pledge on Kismayu takeover
Kenya has today through her Chief of the Defense Forces said that it`s a matter of time before the lucrative port of Kismayu falls from Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia to African troops battling them.
Speaking at the Department of Defense headquarters during a ceremony to rehat the Kenyan forces into African Mission in Somalia on Friday,July 06 Karangi said the issue of taking over Kismayu port from Al-Shabaab is not a big deal as all strategies have been put in place and will be a concerted of all forces fighting the Al-Qaeda linked terror group Al-Shabaab and not only a Kenyan force in that country issue.
He also said that Kenya will not be cowed by the terrorists to leave Somalia until their mission to pacify the lawless country which has not seen peace for the last 21 years is over.

The ceremony was also attended by the African Union Special representative for Somalia and head of mission to Amisom Ambassador Boubacar Diarra,Kenya`s Minister for Defense Mr.Yusuf Haji and United Nations Special Ambassador to Somalia Augustine Mahiga.
Also present was the special representative of the African Union Commission for Somalia Mr.Wafula Wa Munyinyi and Amisom Commander Lt.Gen.Andrew Gutti.
Defense Minister warned security authorities who don`t co-operate or resist the fight against terrorism that they will be sacked



















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