President William Ruto In Somalia For Heads Of States Security Summit
President William Ruto is in Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu for a joint Heads of State and Government summit convened by his Somalia counterpart Hassan Mohamud as part of efforts to strengthen regional security cooperation and tackle violent extremism in the region.
Ruto arrived in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning under a tight security. Upon arrival, Ruto thanked President Mohamud for the good gesture and for hosting that important meeting to discuss the eradication of Alshabab terrorists which are a big obstacle to the development and life of the people of the region.
The Head of State was accompanied by Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.
Also present is Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Ismail Guelleh (Djibouti) in the event that will see the four Heads of States discuss among other issues the rising threat of terrorism posed by the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist outfit Al-Shabaab that continue to wreak havoc across the Horn of Africa.
Kenya and Somalia have suffered the brunt of terrorist attacks from the Al-Shabaab militants resulting to loss of lives and displacement of people from parts of Somalia.
Kenya’s North Eastern and Coastal region have been worst hit by the attacks due to a vast and porous borders that have made it easy for the Shabaab militants to gains access into the country.
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