It is now evident that the march to Kismayu is unstoppable. Yesterday, the Kenya Defence Forces declared that the fall of Kismayu was imminent.
There is good reason to believe this because the African Union (Amisom) troops captured Jana Abdalla, a town which is 40km from Kismayu and killed more than 50 Al Shabaab fighters in four days of fighting. This is the latest town to be captured by Amisom forces on their way to Kismayu, Al Shabaab’s final stronghold.