Kenya Security: Trouble Brewing With Somalia

I hate myself for some of the things that I write, because I seem to end up being proved correct most of the time, to the detriment of the nation.

A certain regular visitor recently doubted whether Kenya has any enemies and I happen to have mentioned Somalia. Now the radical Islamic courts militia has closed the border with Kenya (the first step you would take before declaring war) and have gone further to say that they will treat any peace-keeping mission entering the country in the same way they would an invading army.

The power of the Islamic Courts Council, which controls most of Mogadishu, seems to be increasing by the day and could pose serious threats to national security interests of Kenya in days to come.

Already most of the illegal weapons that kill and maim in Kenya can be traced back to that troubled nation.

P.S. : For the sake of the uninformed who think Kenya can win a war with Somalia militias in 5 minutes let me inform you that the Shifta war which started in the 60s has never really ended (the all got busier in Magadishu hence the reduced attacks). These guys are masters of guerilla warfare as the Ameicans found out under President Clinton. They'll cross the desert on half a glass of water to kill and maim and then dissapear in the desert. These are guys you certainly don't want to mess with.

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