Frontier counties to discuss terrorism in 3-day forumGarissa Governor Ali Korane (center) leaves Lantern Hotel where meeting for Frontier counties is expected to kick off today after he inspected the ongoing preparations for the conference. Terrorism will be a major topic during a meeting for northern frontier counties that begins today.Another topic that governors from these counties are expected to confront in the conference to take place under the aegis of the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), is inter-community conflicts. “The discussions will be on cohesion and how to counter the radicalisation of youth in this region,” said Garissa Governor Ali Korane (pictured). Counties expected to be represented at the conference are Garissa, Isiolo, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana River, Turkana, West Pokot, Baringo and Wajir. The theme of the conference is “Fostering Peace, Security and Socio-economic Development of the Pastoralist Counties”.

Source: Standard Digital February 28, 2019 21:03 UTC