The government has commenced the construction of the Security Wall along the entire stretch of the Kenya-Somalia border (which starts from Mandera to Kiunga in Lamu County). The wall is being built on Kenyan territorial lands and as such the government is exercising its legitimate right to secure the nation through the construction of a perimeter barrier against a hostile entity embedded in a neighboring territory.
There exists an unsubstantiated claim that the Security wall is being constructed on Somalia’s territory but these are just baseless claims lacking any legal, cartographic and international backing. The government is tasked with protecting its populace, with the constitution mandating the government to formulate and implement security policies that will guarantee the safety of the Kenyan citizenry.
There has also been an accusation being peddled around by malcontents, academic oddities, al Shabaab terrorists and uninformed Somalia government officials that Kenya has encroached on Somalia’s territory and even established Kenyan settlements there. This accusation is false and is being spread in bad faith with the intent to discredit the Kenyan government as well as justify hostile diplomatic moves that are being effected by elements within the Somalia National Government. Kenya is a constitutional democracy that respects International Law.
I wish we did this secretly. Then we invite the media after completion
It definitely appears that no intent for a prolonged battle of holding ground was even a consideration except for consolidation of follow on forces. This is pure South African Recce, 32 Battalion and Koevoet tactics combined. I think that it would be hard to put this package together in Iraq as it is centered on urban operations unless they could flush them out of the city. there are ways to do that. It seems that this particular blitzkreig is suitable to the african terrain that they are in and terrain dictates alot. It does seem that they asked questions before they shot. Barlow mentions in his book that after a failure of intelligence that lost 2 EO men, he swore it would never happen again. The sophistication in which Barlow has developed his intelligence may have involved psuedo operations as well as modern technology. What a lethal combination. I hope that the presidential elections do not hinder the operations. Politics lost the consolidations made in Angola and Sierra Leone after EO had won the war, pressure from merchants of chaos destroyed it.
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1. If so, – what about Migingo Island dispute?
2. Who will execute the contracts? Who will benefit?
3. Building on black cotton soils will be disasterous.
4. Such ‘security walls’ never work, – especially over such extended length.
A more proficient, light, hot response cavalry pursuit solution as per the South African tactics being successfully employed against Boko Haram is the right way to go.
Every body who cares should support this. Only those who wish Kenya well should be allowed into the Country.
I had seen this coming.. if it works well and good for the Kenyans…..