Al Shabaab, which has links to al Qaeda and seeks to overthrow Somalia’s Western-backed government, said it had killed more than 100 soldiers in the attack.
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On the day of the memorial service for the Kenyan troops, Kenyan police revealed that five of their officers had been killed in the coastal county of Lamu the day before when their truck hit an improvised explosive device planted by suspected al-Shabab militants.
He said after the memorial service in Eldoret, Buhari would proceed to Nairobi for bilateral talks on Thursday with Kenyan Government officials led by President Kenyatta.
The President applauded the bravery of Nigerian and Kenyan soldiers, and others around the world “who have remained faithful and committed to the cause of ensuring a secure and peaceful world in spite of daunting challenges”.
Poverty, unemployment, injustice responsible for conflicts in Nigeria – Buhari NAN-H-88 Conflicts Abuja, Jan. 25, 2016 (NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday in Abuja, that poverty, injustice and lack of job opportunities were mainly responsible for inter-communal and intra-communal conflicts in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the event at a military barracks in Eldoret.
Obimbo also agreed that Kenya needs to cut down on the long process one has to go through to start a business in order to encourage more entrepreneurship in the country.
“There is a reason that took us to Somalia, which is to liberate and pacify those areas, and the mission is still on”, army spokesman David Obonyo said.
Buhari paid special tribute to the Kenyan soldiers who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on their base in Somalia.
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“Shebab fighters entered without fighting and have started addressing the people”.
