Kenya declares war on Al Shabaab!

10.December. 2011
Operation Linda Nchi

Gov't of Kenya weary by mounting costs of Operation Linda Nchi

'Untold suffering'
The decision to join Somalia's African Union Force is probably also linked to government concerns about the rising cost of military operations in Somalia, our reporter says.

Kenya would now expect its operation to be financed by the AU or United Nations, he says.

The AU force in Somalia operates under a UN Security Council mandate.

Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed - a moderate Islamist - initially opposed Kenya's intervention, but later supported it, correspondents say.


Last week, the AU Peace and Security Council said it had formally asked Kenya to join the AU operation in Somalia.

Kenyan military action in south-central Somalia - along with gains made by AU forces in Mogadishu - created an opportunity to end the "untold suffering" of Somalis, it said.

It also welcomed Ethiopia's decision to support the AU-Kenyan military campaign in Somalia, the council said.

Source: BBC News - Kenya troops to 'join Somalia's African Union force'

bagamoyo said:

Nairobi, Kenya
9December 2011
Operation Linda Nchi

Complexity of Somalia politics
- Somalia MPs want the United Nations to replace its representative Augustine Mahiga for allegedly failing in his duties.

- They blame the cumbersome sponsored UN road map

- The roadmap has four pillars: Reconciliation, security, constitution process and good governance, which have to be addressed effectively while building consensus among Somalis.

-The Somalia MPs said it was wrong for UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) to support the doubling of Somalia MPs to 550 a size they said is incompatible to the country’s population, resources and “unacceptable to a war-torn country".

-The Somalia's legislators said UNPOS jumped over its facilitation role of stakeholders consultative meetings by “ignoring the ownership, authority and the legitimacy of the Somalia Transitional Federal Institutions while violating the Transitional Federal Charter by engaging few unlawfully selected participants.”

Read more source: Somalia MPs urge UN to replace envoy*- Politics*|nation.co.ke

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Finally, a "career army" has contained an extremist group, and the war between Alshabaab and KDF goes on-line

Al Shabaab Joins Twitter - ABC News

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Why Kenya is not making any strides in the war against Al Shabaab two months into incursion

The Kenyan Defence Forces in Somalia have not made any significant territorial progress over the past one month, but the military publicity department is not ready to reveal that they have stalled because of factors beyond their control - a situation that has left Nairobi rethinking its approach to the incursion against the Al Shabaab militia.

The force on the southern front that entered Somalia through Kiunga is stuck in Burgabo, 60km from the Kenyan border, where they will have to cross a deep creek. The only advance being realised is on the central front, that recently took Bilis Qooqaani and is preparing to take Afmadow. The two teams are eventually meant to meet in Kismayu.

Investigations by The East-African have revealed that a number of logistical and political issues have forced the KDF to go slow contrary to the initial plan for a swift operation.

There are four major factors that have bogged down the military campaign. They are: Lack of finances to run a long-drawn war; the differences between interested parties over whether to divide Somalia into autonomous regions or maintain one united country; differences over the option to engage Al Shabaab in a political dialogue, and the ambivalence of Somalia's President Sheikh Shariff Ahmed.

Already, the Kenya public and the politicians have started questioning whether the Kenyan involvement in Somalia is likely to last longer than was initially intended.

Full story (The East African)

My take: The cracks on the wall are getting wider!

Askari Kanzu said:

With a light touch (as the late Adam Lusekelo used to put it):

This is how Al-Shabaab now sees the Kenyan army, KDF!

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Duhu!

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Wamefanya la maana wasomali kurudia silaha za kijadi.Muhimu DUA !.
Ukiangalia askari wa Marekani wana mabunduki makuubwa lakini bure kila siku wanapigwa.Tangu lini mashoga wakaweza kupigana na wanaume.
Katika ulimwengu wa utandawazi usione fakhari kutumia silaha za kununua kutoka Ulaya wala kutumia mawasiliano ya simu. utashindwa mapema.

Twin blasts hit Kenyan forces in north

11.12.2011
GARISSA, Kenya - Twin blasts killed one police officer and wounded nine soldiers in northern Kenya on Sunday, local officials said, in the latest in a string of attacks since Kenyan troops crossed the border into Somalia two months ago.

One police officer was killed and three were wounded by an explosion in the Kenyan town of Mandera, on the border with Somalia, said district commissioner Benson Leparamorijo.

In a separate incident, nine soldiers were wounded as they moved between Wajir and Mandera, said Wajir district commissioner Kennedy Nyaiyo.

It was not yet clear who was responsible for Sunday's explosions. The incidents are the latest in a string of attacks against the military and other targets in Kenya since the Kenyan government sent troops into Somalia in October.


Source: (Sign on San Diego)

Wacha1 said:

Vita haijaisha tu?

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Wakenya wameshindwa, wamekimbilia kujiunga na majeshi ya AU na kuwa chini ya amri ya Waganda. Sasa wamebaki kuwatukana Watanzania kama vile sisi ndio tuliwaambia watangaze vita dhidi ya al-Shabaab. Tuliwaonya tangia mwanzo lakini wakasema eti jeshi lao ni hodari na la kisasa kuliko majeshi yote ya Africa.

Ama kweli asiesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu (sasa jamaa wanachechemea)!

Askari Kanzu said:

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Why Kenya is not making any strides in the war against Al Shabaab two months into incursion

The Kenyan Defence Forces in Somalia have not made any significant territorial progress over the past one month, but the military publicity department is not ready to reveal that they have stalled because of factors beyond their control - a situation that has left Nairobi rethinking its approach to the incursion against the Al Shabaab militia.

The force on the southern front that entered Somalia through Kiunga is stuck in Burgabo, 60km from the Kenyan border, where they will have to cross a deep creek. The only advance being realised is on the central front, that recently took Bilis Qooqaani and is preparing to take Afmadow. The two teams are eventually meant to meet in Kismayu.

Investigations by The East-African have revealed that a number of logistical and political issues have forced the KDF to go slow contrary to the initial plan for a swift operation.

There are four major factors that have bogged down the military campaign. They are: Lack of finances to run a long-drawn war; the differences between interested parties over whether to divide Somalia into autonomous regions or maintain one united country; differences over the option to engage Al Shabaab in a political dialogue, and the ambivalence of Somalia's President Sheikh Shariff Ahmed.

Already, the Kenya public and the politicians have started questioning whether the Kenyan involvement in Somalia is likely to last longer than was initially intended.

Full story (The East African)

My take: The cracks on the wall are getting wider!

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Tulishawaambia jirani zetu kwa roho safi tu kuwa "vita sio lelemama za ku-tweet" wakabaki kutushambulia watu wazima na heshima zetu kwa mitusi ya nguoni chungu nzima sasa the chickens are comming home to roost:lol:

Bantugbro said:

Tulishawaambia jirani zetu kwa roho safi tu kuwa "vita sio lelemama za ku-tweet" wakabaki kutushambulia watu wazima na heshima zetu kwa mitusi ya nguoni chungu nzima sasa the chickens are comming home to roost:lol:

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Kama umewashtukia hata humu jamvini nako wamekimbia. Wakitokea huwaga wanakuja kuporomosha matusi tu na kujifanya wanajua kuongea kizungu, hoja zimewaishia!

Askari Kanzu said:

Kama umewashtukia hata humu jamvini nako wamekimbia. Wakitokea huwaga wanakuja kuporomosha matusi tu na kujifanya wanajua kuongea kizungu, hoja zimewaishia!

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Yaani mitusi yao inabidi sasa hii thread iwekewe age restrictions...:hat:

Askari Kanzu said:

Kama umewashtukia hata humu jamvini nako wamekimbia. Wakitokea huwaga wanakuja kuporomosha matusi tu na kujifanya wanajua kuongea kizungu, hoja zimewaishia!

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i love my motherland...that said wat makes u think we are taking refuge under ugandans...mr kanzu i believe u are knowlegdable enough in matters of arms, ugandan training is by far not compatible to kenyas, different doctrines so to speak.AU is a platform for our army to finance the war and for the first time the AU mission in somalia has a chance of being fledged to a full UN mission.we are ready for war, that avatar of bows doesnt make any statement. I would love to engage u in swahili but i would gain nothing. ranting whos superior in that lingo is a waste of time....express uaself to watever lingo u befit.ok? Talking of vulgar language, pliz give me a break and study wat ua fellow compatriots write. I stand by Kenya.

Explosion hits Kenyan Independence Day celebration
GARISSA, Kenya (AP) - An eyewitness says an explosion wounded several people at a stadium in the northern Kenyan town of Wajir during celebrations of Kenya's Independence Day.

Abdirahman Abdi says government vehicles were leaving the stadium when a device exploded under one of the cars carrying intelligence officers. He says several people were wounded but it was unclear how badly. The vehicles were in the stadium as part of a parade for Monday's celebration of 48 years of independence from British rule.

The explosion is the third attack on Kenyan security forces within two days. There has been a string of bombings in Kenya since the Kenyan government sent troops across the border into Somalia in October.

Updates:
@khoureldKatharine Houreld
AP: Wajir district head of intelligence among 6 injured in blast during Independence Day celebrations in #Kenya.

Askari Kanzu said:

Explosion hits Kenyan Independence Day celebration
GARISSA, Kenya (AP) - An eyewitness says an explosion wounded several people at a stadium in the northern Kenyan town of Wajir during celebrations of Kenya's Independence Day.

Abdirahman Abdi says government vehicles were leaving the stadium when a device exploded under one of the cars carrying intelligence officers. He says several people were wounded but it was unclear how badly. The vehicles were in the stadium as part of a parade for Monday's celebration of 48 years of independence from British rule.

The explosion is the third attack on Kenyan security forces within two days. There has been a string of bombings in Kenya since the Kenyan government sent troops across the border into Somalia in October.

Updates:
@khoureldKatharine Houreld
AP: Wajir district head of intelligence among 6 injured in blast during Independence Day celebrations in #Kenya.

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naona alshabaab wanakuwa kisiki kwa kenya-
why this?

By Dominic Wabala,
Nairobi Star,
Nairobi, Kenya.
13 December 2011
Updates :
Operation Linda Nchi

The number of casualties is on the rise
The number of casualties is on the rise as Kenya-backed Transitional Federal Government troops and al Shabaab militias battle for control of large swathes of lawless Somalia.

The Garissa District Hospital has admitted 128 injured TFG solders since Operation Linda Nchi was launched in mid October.

Because of the rising numbers, Kenya Army doctors have fashioned out a wing at the district hospital for the foreign soldiers injured in Somalia.

The separate and isolated wing has been established to shield the men from public view because many in Garissa are not comfortable with the high security mounted at the hospital by the army in and outside the hospital.

Over 54 TFG soldiers were injured during the deadly one-on-one fight on Monday while over 30 al Shabaab fighters were injured in the clash and taken to Mareray and Afmadhow hospitals for treatment.

Multiple sources confirmed the soldiers have, mainly, gunshot wounds and burns from explosives. "These people came to the hospital in very bad conditions from bullet wounds, burns and deep head cuts, injuries consistent with a situation of fierce gun fighting, use of explosives and other weapons between the TFG solders and the al Shabaab," one of the sources said.

Critically injured troops are flown to Mombasa or Nairobi for special care. According to the Kenyan military spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir, out of the 54 injured TFG soldiers, .............................................................

READ MORE source : allAfrica.com: Kenya: 128 TFG Soldiers Injured So Far in Somalia Battle

Nairobi, Kenya
13.12.2011
Jamhuri Day speech

President urges Somalis to restore lasting peace

President Kibaki has asked the people of Somalia to take advantage of the operation against Al-Shabaab to establish long-term stability in their country.


President Kibaki asked the Somalis to reclaim their country and speak out against the fundamentalist militia group that has controlled much of southern Somalia since 2006.


"The people of Somalia scattered all over the world must take a collective position and reject those behind the problems in their country," President Kibaki said in his Jamhuri Day speech.


"Kenya stands ready to walk this journey with the people and Government of Somalia that will see the dawn of a bright day of hope for them," he added.


The President was speaking at Nyayo Stadium during celebrations to mark 48 years since Kenya gained independence.

There were also special prayers for the KDF and the success of the operation against Al-Shabaab. (READ: Police launch crackdown following explosions in northern Kenya)

READ MORE source: President urges Somalis to restore lasting peace  - News |nation.co.ke

I think Operation Linda Nchi has made the thing call peace in Somalia more messy and complex to achieve

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Wacha1 said:

Vita haijaisha tu?

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Hivi sasa ile vita iliyotangazwa kwa vishindo imegeuka kuwa taarab na mipasho kwenye mtandao. Yaani wakenya wanafurumishiana matusi na al-Shabaab kwenye mtandao wa twitter.com. Duhu, kazi ipo!

Wakenya wachachamaa baada ya mvua kuisha huko kusini mwa Somalia.
Haya, sasa hakuna kisingizio tena. Kazi kwenu!


Kenyan forces pledge further push into Somalia
By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press

RAS KAMBONI, Somalia (AP) — Kenyan troops and their Somali allies said Tuesday they will push deeper into insurgent-controlled territory in Somalia now that rains have stopped, as the U.N. called for $1.5 billion in aid for those hit by famine in the Horn of Africa nation.

Mohamed Ibrahim Farah, a spokesman for a Kenyan-allied Somali militia at Somalia's southern tip, said troops would move soon, by the end of the year.

"We are going forward within this week," he said as he addressed foreign journalists in a ramshackle hut of twigs and corrugated iron that served as the militia headquarters. "There was a lot of problems with the rain. There's a lot of places with the water there is no place to cross."

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-Associated Press

Labda nikuulize kaka yangu askari Kanzu: unafurahia hii vita?

Mwali said:

Labda nikuulize kaka yangu askari Kanzu: unafurahia hii vita?

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Mwali, kivipi?