From Buush, Angry Arab's chief correspondent in Kenya: "Military solution to Somalia’s conflict was tried by Ethiopia, United States and AMISOM but the battle still rages on. What has changed lately that convinces Kenya leaders that they have the magic wand to quell the Somali war? Did Kenya’s intervention in Somalia actually invite their conflict into Kenya?
Kenya’s intervention in Somalia was ill-advised, it was a strategic blunder and it is still a chivalrous decision but with no victory in sight. It has placed extreme burden on the Muslim community in general and Somali community in particular who have become yet another scapegoat for new form of insecurity.
The challenge for Kenyan leaders is to be bold enough to disengage the country out of Somalia’s mess. Kenya is a tiny African country with poor people, weak economy and poor infrastructure.
Kenya cannot transform itself into frontline state for “war on terror”; it will destroy the little progress this country has amassed over decades. An alternative mechanism to guarantee Kenya’s security is to police the borders.
The Somali community in Kenya is these days holding its breath."
Kenya’s intervention in Somalia was ill-advised, it was a strategic blunder and it is still a chivalrous decision but with no victory in sight. It has placed extreme burden on the Muslim community in general and Somali community in particular who have become yet another scapegoat for new form of insecurity.
The challenge for Kenyan leaders is to be bold enough to disengage the country out of Somalia’s mess. Kenya is a tiny African country with poor people, weak economy and poor infrastructure.
Kenya cannot transform itself into frontline state for “war on terror”; it will destroy the little progress this country has amassed over decades. An alternative mechanism to guarantee Kenya’s security is to police the borders.
The Somali community in Kenya is these days holding its breath."
