A source at the meeting confirmed that plans to dispatch elders to Somalia to help had been finalised. On Sunday evening, the Mandera County government, led by Governor Ali Roba, held a meeting with a team from the national government. Shared intelligence indicated that the doctors were being held in El Adde in Gedow region, Somalia. “The team will go to Somalia on Monday to try and negotiate for the release of the doctors,” the source said. We are trying to verify their registration,” said Mandera County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2019 19:07 UTC