Administrative vacuum forces KDF to slow mission

By  Juma Kwayera
An imminent administrative vacuum in southern Somalia forced the Kenyan Defence Force to slow down on its mission to capture Kismayu, the ultimate prize in the war against Islamist militants desperate to keep it under their control.

As a consequence, representatives of major clans in the region have been meeting in Karen, Nairobi, to agree on a power sharing deal once the Al Shaabab militants are driven out of the port city.