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Duh! Hahahaaa.. Taratibu Pdidy
Kenya declares war on Al Shabaab!
Kenya declares war on Al Shabaab!
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Mungu apishie mbali na hiyo..
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Very bad news..!
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Hugo Chavez kila kitu yuko kama Ghadafi. Ila anafahamu NYAKATI hizi si za kulewa madaraka na kukasimisha kwa ndugu na watoto. Anaandaa mazingira ya kuiachia nchi Pdidy..
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Ndiyo akili yao.. Viongozi wa kiafrika wajue tunahitaji kutomsujudia m-west yeyote inapokuja suala la utu,uhuru na heshima yetu. Na kwa wananchi tunapokwenda kuchagua sera mojawapo ama katika mapendekezo katika Katiba mpya iwe usimamiaji wa haki,utu, heshima na uhuru wa nchi yetu na Afrika kwa ujumla.
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More evidence western money is the center of Uganda and Kenya involvement in Somalia
[h=1]Uganda cautious as Kenya enters Somalia for Al Shabaab[/h]
Kenya's pursuit of Al Shabaab into Somalia has been received with caution by Ugandan authorities, who are still studying its broader implications for regional security.
Uganda People's Defence Forces spokesman Felix Kulayigye said the decision by Kenya to make a military incursion into Somalia was proof that "this is a regional issue, an African issue."
Kulayigye suggested that the Ugandan military had been aware of Kenya's entry into Somalia before the rest of the world got to know. "We have been aware of what Kenya is doing," he said.
Uganda has been involved militarily in Somalia since 2007, leading a United Nations-backed peace mission that also features soldiers from Burundi.
They remain the only countries to have contributed peacekeepers to the African Union Mission in Somalia, or Amisom.
Kenya's military expedition into southern Somalia, reportedly to tame a cross-border problem that threatens its booming tourism industry, effectively gives the war on Al Shabaab an intensive, if fragmented, aspect.
Some analysts say that, even if it does not necessarily complicate the mandate of Amisom, Kenya's military presence in Somalia could lead to the hardening of anti-foreigner sentiment among ordinary Somalis.
Phillip Kasaija, a Somalia expert at Makerere University, asked, "Even if security is for all of us, is it a legal intervention?" Mr Kasaija said the answer was dependent, to a great degree, on how long Kenya stayed in Somalia and what exactly it carried out while there.
It is not clear at this point if this will be a limited intervention or a long-term incursion that lasts months.
Uganda has about 6,000 soldiers propping up the transitional government in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
The peacekeeping mission, financed by the West, has benefited from President Yoweri Museveni's personal investment in it as well as his dogged belief that the whole of Somalia can be pacified by foreigners.
Museveni has offered to supply the necessary troops to pacify Somalia if the international community is prepared to meet the cost, but the money has always seemed like a deal-breaker.
In August, when Al Shabaab suddenly retreated from Mogadishu, Uganda offered 2,000 more troops to Amisom, which was keen to consolidate its gains in the capital. But the additional soldiers have not yet been deployed there, according to Col. Kulayigye.
Uganda's seemingly lonely presence in Somalia seems to have been rectified by the entry of Kenya, even if Nairobi's objectives are different and somewhat opaque. Officially, Kenya's military intervention in Somalia was hastened by a series of raids by pirates who threatened the safety of Kenya's beaches and coastal resorts.
Kenya's practical goal is to create some sort of buffer zone against militants from Somalia, a goal that may have the effect of weakening Al Shabaab's ability to wage war in the Somali capital - because it diverts the attention of Islamists who have until now been firmly focused on the big prize: Mogadishu.
James Mugume, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala, said it was too early to comment on the implications of Kenya's Somalia adventure for regional security.
"I have asked our people in Nairobi to give me some analysis," Mr Mugume said.
Meanwhile, Islamist militants in Somalia have vowed to take revenge on Kenya, accusing it of occupying a sovereign country.
"Kenya has joined the list of occupiers of another country's land, and history will tell what happens to their aggression," Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a noted Islamist who is listed by the US as a terrorist, was quoted as saying.
"We shall fight Kenya on all fronts possible. We are not afraid to fight to the death because Allah will reward us if we die."
In July 2010, during the soccer World Cup final, Al Shabaab militants exploded bombs at two entertainment spots in Kampala, killing at least 76 people.
The worst act of terror on Ugandan soil, the attack was executed as revenge for Uganda's peacekeeping role in Mogadishu.
Angelo Izama, an analyst with Fanaka kwa Wote, a think tank on regional politics and security, said it would be difficult to harmonise Kenya's national interests in Somalia with those of Amisom.
"The question is whether politically they will be working on the same page," Izama said. "The ideal would have been for Kenya to have joined Amisom."
But even if Kenya had wanted to join Amisom, the country would have been a problematic candidate simply because, like Ethiopia, it shares a frontier with Somalia. The Horn of Africa nation has lacked a stable government since 1991, when Siad Barre was ousted.
The dictator's exit presaged a violent power struggle that still remains unresolved.
The emergence of Al Shabaab, which has been linked to Al Qaeda, added a uniquely violent dimension to a conflict that continues to degrade the value of life in Somalia.
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huu mwaka ni mwaka wa matukio sana,kila mbaya anashindwa-al shabaab siku zao za kuwepoi kwenye maskio ya watu zinahesabikaMore evidence western money is the center of Uganda and Kenya involvement in Somalia
Uganda cautious as Kenya enters Somalia for Al Shabaab
Somali women carry weapons at a demonstration organised by the Al Shabaab on July 5, 2010.Uganda People's Defence Forces spokesman Felix Kulayigye said the decision by Kenya to make a military incursion into Somalia was proof that "this is a regional issue, an African issue." Picture: File
Kenya's pursuit of Al Shabaab into Somalia has been received with caution by Ugandan authorities, who are still studying its broader implications for regional security.
Uganda People's Defence Forces spokesman Felix Kulayigye said the decision by Kenya to make a military incursion into Somalia was proof that "this is a regional issue, an African issue."
Kulayigye suggested that the Ugandan military had been aware of Kenya's entry into Somalia before the rest of the world got to know. "We have been aware of what Kenya is doing," he said.
Uganda has been involved militarily in Somalia since 2007, leading a United Nations-backed peace mission that also features soldiers from Burundi.
They remain the only countries to have contributed peacekeepers to the African Union Mission in Somalia, or Amisom.
Kenya's military expedition into southern Somalia, reportedly to tame a cross-border problem that threatens its booming tourism industry, effectively gives the war on Al Shabaab an intensive, if fragmented, aspect.
Some analysts say that, even if it does not necessarily complicate the mandate of Amisom, Kenya's military presence in Somalia could lead to the hardening of anti-foreigner sentiment among ordinary Somalis.
Phillip Kasaija, a Somalia expert at Makerere University, asked, "Even if security is for all of us, is it a legal intervention?" Mr Kasaija said the answer was dependent, to a great degree, on how long Kenya stayed in Somalia and what exactly it carried out while there.
It is not clear at this point if this will be a limited intervention or a long-term incursion that lasts months.
Uganda has about 6,000 soldiers propping up the transitional government in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
The peacekeeping mission, financed by the West, has benefited from President Yoweri Museveni's personal investment in it as well as his dogged belief that the whole of Somalia can be pacified by foreigners.
Museveni has offered to supply the necessary troops to pacify Somalia if the international community is prepared to meet the cost, but the money has always seemed like a deal-breaker.
In August, when Al Shabaab suddenly retreated from Mogadishu, Uganda offered 2,000 more troops to Amisom, which was keen to consolidate its gains in the capital. But the additional soldiers have not yet been deployed there, according to Col. Kulayigye.
Uganda's seemingly lonely presence in Somalia seems to have been rectified by the entry of Kenya, even if Nairobi's objectives are different and somewhat opaque. Officially, Kenya's military intervention in Somalia was hastened by a series of raids by pirates who threatened the safety of Kenya's beaches and coastal resorts.
Kenya's practical goal is to create some sort of buffer zone against militants from Somalia, a goal that may have the effect of weakening Al Shabaab's ability to wage war in the Somali capital - because it diverts the attention of Islamists who have until now been firmly focused on the big prize: Mogadishu.
James Mugume, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala, said it was too early to comment on the implications of Kenya's Somalia adventure for regional security.
"I have asked our people in Nairobi to give me some analysis," Mr Mugume said.
Meanwhile, Islamist militants in Somalia have vowed to take revenge on Kenya, accusing it of occupying a sovereign country.
"Kenya has joined the list of occupiers of another country's land, and history will tell what happens to their aggression," Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a noted Islamist who is listed by the US as a terrorist, was quoted as saying.
"We shall fight Kenya on all fronts possible. We are not afraid to fight to the death because Allah will reward us if we die."
In July 2010, during the soccer World Cup final, Al Shabaab militants exploded bombs at two entertainment spots in Kampala, killing at least 76 people.
The worst act of terror on Ugandan soil, the attack was executed as revenge for Uganda's peacekeeping role in Mogadishu.
Angelo Izama, an analyst with Fanaka kwa Wote, a think tank on regional politics and security, said it would be difficult to harmonise Kenya's national interests in Somalia with those of Amisom.
"The question is whether politically they will be working on the same page," Izama said. "The ideal would have been for Kenya to have joined Amisom."
But even if Kenya had wanted to join Amisom, the country would have been a problematic candidate simply because, like Ethiopia, it shares a frontier with Somalia. The Horn of Africa nation has lacked a stable government since 1991, when Siad Barre was ousted.
The dictator's exit presaged a violent power struggle that still remains unresolved.
The emergence of Al Shabaab, which has been linked to Al Qaeda, added a uniquely violent dimension to a conflict that continues to degrade the value of life in Somalia.
Uganda cautious as Kenya enters Somalia for Al Shabaab - News |theeastafrican.co.ke
Other Nations Join Somalia Fight, Kenya Says
By JOSH KRON and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Published: October 23, 2011
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NAIROBI, Kenya Foreign military forces have joined the offensive against the Shabab militant group in Somalia as Kenyan troops advanced toward the rebel stronghold of Kismayu from two different directions, a Kenyan military spokesman said Sunday.
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The spokesman, Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir, said that the United States or France, or possibly both, had stepped up airstrikes in the past few days, killing a number of Shabab militants. The French Navy has also shelled rebel positions from the sea, Kenyan officials said.
The United States and France have not confirmed involvement in Somalia.
If Western military powers have indeed joined the conflict, analysts said, it could mark a turning point against the Shabab, a ruthless militant group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda. It controls much of southern Somalia, though its young fighters and battered pick-up trucks are deemed no match for a sophisticated army.
Everybody is in theater, said Major Chirchir in a telephone interview on Sunday. We know about the strikes, he said, They are complementary.
Several American officials contacted on Sunday in the United States and Kenya declined to comment. A French diplomat in the United States did not return phone calls.
The American military has previously conducted surgical strikes in Somalia, taking the opportunity to kill terrorism suspects and Shabab fighters who were on the run. In 2006 and 2007, the American military cooperated closely with a large Ethiopian force that stormed into Somalia to oust an Islamist movement that had taken control of much of the country.
About a week ago, Kenya sent hundreds of its soldiers into Somalia to battle the Shabab, whom the Kenyans blame for a recent wave of kidnappings in Kenya; many independent analysts, however, doubt the group had a role in the abductions. Kenyas military says it plans to remain in Somalia until the Shababs capacity is reduced and Somalias weak, American-backed transitional government is able to function.
But Kenyas military especially compared to those of its neighbors, such as Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan and Somalia has scant experience fighting wars. Several military efforts over the past 20 years by other external powers, from the United States to the United Nations, have failed to deliver a sustainable government in Somalia.
Kenyan military officials say their plan is to squeeze the port town of Kismayu, one of Somalias biggest towns and a major money-earner for the Shabab, from two sides in a pincer movement with troops massing near Afmadow to the west and in Ras Kamboni to the south. Heavy rains, though, have literally bogged them down, and after an initial burst of activity, the Kenyan advance seems to have slowed considerably.
Major Chirchir said the Kenyan navy had also positioned ships along the coastline from the Kenyan border toward Kismayu.
Any vessel that is there with a militia we will take it down, he warned.
On Sunday, Kenyan officials said a French naval ship had shelled the city of Kuday, south of Kismayu, and that casualty figures were not yet available. The French military has also launched small, covert strikes in Somalia in the past, aimed at terrorist suspects and pirates.
A possible motivation for French involvement could be the death last week of a 66-year-old French woman who had been kidnapped from a beachside bungalow in Kenya and taken to Somalia. The woman was a cancer survivor and severely disabled, but her abductors refused to allow her to receive medicine, which friends said hastened her death.
Many Kenyans believe that the United States is indeed helping Kenya in Somalia. A two-inch-tall front-page headline in the Sunday Nation, one of Kenyas leading newspapers, blared: US planes join assault.
Kenya is one of Americas closest allies in Africa, but last week, American officials said they were caught off guard by the Kenyan offensive and that there were no American ground troops or military advisers involved.
American officials here are increasingly concerned about the prospect of the Shabab attacking Kenyas capital, Nairobi, in revenge, and possibly targeting Westerners. Last week, the Shabab threatened to bring the flames of war to Kenya, and the Shabab have slaughtered hundreds of Somali civilians with suicide bombs.
They have also grimly demonstrated their ability to strike abroad. The Shabab claimed responsibility for bombings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, last summer that killed more than 70 pub-goers. The Shabab said the attacks were payback for Ugandas participation in the African Union peacekeeping force that has been protecting Somalias transitional government.
On Saturday evening, the American embassy sent a text message to American citizens in Kenya saying: This is to inform you that the U.S. Embassy in Kenya has received credible information of an imminent threat of terrorist attacks directed at prominent Kenyan facilities and areas where foreigners are known to congregate, such as malls and nightclubs. Please exercise caution.
Kenya has been struck before by terrorists, with Al Qaeda blowing up the American embassy in Nairobi in 1998, killing over 200 people, and again in 2002 when a beachfront hotel was bombed, killing more than 10.
Already Kenya is getting jittery. On Friday, a large explosion sounded across the street from a popular mall. Conversations at a cafe stopped as patrons peered around.
Its an electric transformer, said a waiter passing by. Dont worry. Its not Shabab.
Eric Schmitt contributed reporting from Washington, D.C.
By JOSH KRON and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Published: October 23, 2011
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NAIROBI, Kenya Foreign military forces have joined the offensive against the Shabab militant group in Somalia as Kenyan troops advanced toward the rebel stronghold of Kismayu from two different directions, a Kenyan military spokesman said Sunday.
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The spokesman, Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir, said that the United States or France, or possibly both, had stepped up airstrikes in the past few days, killing a number of Shabab militants. The French Navy has also shelled rebel positions from the sea, Kenyan officials said.
The United States and France have not confirmed involvement in Somalia.
If Western military powers have indeed joined the conflict, analysts said, it could mark a turning point against the Shabab, a ruthless militant group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda. It controls much of southern Somalia, though its young fighters and battered pick-up trucks are deemed no match for a sophisticated army.
Everybody is in theater, said Major Chirchir in a telephone interview on Sunday. We know about the strikes, he said, They are complementary.
Several American officials contacted on Sunday in the United States and Kenya declined to comment. A French diplomat in the United States did not return phone calls.
The American military has previously conducted surgical strikes in Somalia, taking the opportunity to kill terrorism suspects and Shabab fighters who were on the run. In 2006 and 2007, the American military cooperated closely with a large Ethiopian force that stormed into Somalia to oust an Islamist movement that had taken control of much of the country.
About a week ago, Kenya sent hundreds of its soldiers into Somalia to battle the Shabab, whom the Kenyans blame for a recent wave of kidnappings in Kenya; many independent analysts, however, doubt the group had a role in the abductions. Kenyas military says it plans to remain in Somalia until the Shababs capacity is reduced and Somalias weak, American-backed transitional government is able to function.
But Kenyas military especially compared to those of its neighbors, such as Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan and Somalia has scant experience fighting wars. Several military efforts over the past 20 years by other external powers, from the United States to the United Nations, have failed to deliver a sustainable government in Somalia.
Kenyan military officials say their plan is to squeeze the port town of Kismayu, one of Somalias biggest towns and a major money-earner for the Shabab, from two sides in a pincer movement with troops massing near Afmadow to the west and in Ras Kamboni to the south. Heavy rains, though, have literally bogged them down, and after an initial burst of activity, the Kenyan advance seems to have slowed considerably.
Major Chirchir said the Kenyan navy had also positioned ships along the coastline from the Kenyan border toward Kismayu.
Any vessel that is there with a militia we will take it down, he warned.
On Sunday, Kenyan officials said a French naval ship had shelled the city of Kuday, south of Kismayu, and that casualty figures were not yet available. The French military has also launched small, covert strikes in Somalia in the past, aimed at terrorist suspects and pirates.
A possible motivation for French involvement could be the death last week of a 66-year-old French woman who had been kidnapped from a beachside bungalow in Kenya and taken to Somalia. The woman was a cancer survivor and severely disabled, but her abductors refused to allow her to receive medicine, which friends said hastened her death.
Many Kenyans believe that the United States is indeed helping Kenya in Somalia. A two-inch-tall front-page headline in the Sunday Nation, one of Kenyas leading newspapers, blared: US planes join assault.
Kenya is one of Americas closest allies in Africa, but last week, American officials said they were caught off guard by the Kenyan offensive and that there were no American ground troops or military advisers involved.
American officials here are increasingly concerned about the prospect of the Shabab attacking Kenyas capital, Nairobi, in revenge, and possibly targeting Westerners. Last week, the Shabab threatened to bring the flames of war to Kenya, and the Shabab have slaughtered hundreds of Somali civilians with suicide bombs.
They have also grimly demonstrated their ability to strike abroad. The Shabab claimed responsibility for bombings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, last summer that killed more than 70 pub-goers. The Shabab said the attacks were payback for Ugandas participation in the African Union peacekeeping force that has been protecting Somalias transitional government.
On Saturday evening, the American embassy sent a text message to American citizens in Kenya saying: This is to inform you that the U.S. Embassy in Kenya has received credible information of an imminent threat of terrorist attacks directed at prominent Kenyan facilities and areas where foreigners are known to congregate, such as malls and nightclubs. Please exercise caution.
Kenya has been struck before by terrorists, with Al Qaeda blowing up the American embassy in Nairobi in 1998, killing over 200 people, and again in 2002 when a beachfront hotel was bombed, killing more than 10.
Already Kenya is getting jittery. On Friday, a large explosion sounded across the street from a popular mall. Conversations at a cafe stopped as patrons peered around.
Its an electric transformer, said a waiter passing by. Dont worry. Its not Shabab.
Eric Schmitt contributed reporting from Washington, D.C.
nilikua sijui kama kuna watz wenzangu ni mashabiki wakubwa wa makundi ya kigaidi kama al shabab,itabidi vyombo vyetu vya ulinzi na usalama kuwa makihni wakati tunasajili new recruits,tusije tukawe tunaingiza katika majeshi yetu waungaji mkono magaidi.
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[h=1]Nairobi nightclub grenade attack injures 14[/h]
A grenade attack on a nightclub in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has left 14 people injured, say police.
The grenade was throw in the club early on Monday morning - the motive was not immediately clear.
The attack comes a week after Kenya sent troops into Somalia to track down members of the militant group al-Shabab, which Nairobi blames for a series of kidnappings in recent weeks.
Al-Shabab had threatened reprisal attacks if the troops did not leave.
The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group, which controls much of southern and central Somalia, has denied carrying out any abductions.
Last week, Kenya announced it would carry out a major security operation in Nairobi to flush out al-Shabab sympathisers once its Somalia operation had ended.
The AFP news agency named the club as Mwauras.
"Initial investigations show it is a grenade that was thrown inside," said Nairobi police chief Eric Mugambi, AFP reports.
[h=1]Nairobi nightclub grenade attack injures 14[/h]
A grenade attack on a nightclub in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has left 14 people injured, say police.
The grenade was throw in the club early on Monday morning - the motive was not immediately clear.
The attack comes a week after Kenya sent troops into Somalia to track down members of the militant group al-Shabab, which Nairobi blames for a series of kidnappings in recent weeks.
Al-Shabab had threatened reprisal attacks if the troops did not leave.
The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group, which controls much of southern and central Somalia, has denied carrying out any abductions.
Last week, Kenya announced it would carry out a major security operation in Nairobi to flush out al-Shabab sympathisers once its Somalia operation had ended.
The AFP news agency named the club as Mwauras.
"Initial investigations show it is a grenade that was thrown inside," said Nairobi police chief Eric Mugambi, AFP reports.
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basi waishie kule kwenye jukwaa lao na kukashifu na sio kila sehemu
i am just shocked nimeripoti mods wanaiacha lakini ingekua ya makamba ingeshaondolewa
You cant mark every muslim in the world simply kuchafua hewa, it is people like these who cause stir and provoke extremism in our peaceful land
halafu unaweza kukuta hata east africa hayupo.... i hate any religious provocation na ndio maana kwenye post yangu ya kwanza niliwaita alshaabab kuwa si binadamu!!! but upuuzi kama wa huyo kenge hapo juu unakera sana