Kenya wants troops in the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom) assimilated by the UN after the announced it will scale down its funding by 20 per cent. Kenya ran into trouble with EU over the closure of Daadab Refugee Camp, which houses at least 350,000 refugees from Somalia. (PHOTO: COURTESY)Kenya wants troops in the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom) assimilated by the UN after the announced it will scale down its funding by 20 per cent. The UN and the EU have even sent delegations to Kenya seeking reversal of the decision to no avail. Kenya faulted the EU over its decision to slash funding to Amisom, which Kenya Defence Forces are part of, arguing this will greatly affect the troops in their efforts to maintain peace.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2016 21:14 UTC