While at the Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the decision is due to sustained Al Shabaab attacks in border counties. “Kenya and Somalia have been having a plan to reopen our border points in Mandera, here in Liboi, Kiunga and other areas along the border. AdvertisementOn May 15, Kenya announced a plan to officially reopen its border posts with Somalia in Mandera, Lamu and Garissa within 90 days. Read: Shabaab militants make northern Kenya their playground“It was not going to be easy to have the border opened. While announcing the continued closure of the border, Kindiki did not give more details but only cited terrorism as the main cause.

Source: Daily Nation July 05, 2023 23:15 UTC