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Mohamed Ali Nur’s term as Somalia’s envoy to Kenya since 2007 ended last week.
Q: It is during your tenure that Kenya sent its troops to Somalia. Has this intervention worked?
Nur: The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Amisom troops have helped in assisting the Somalia National Army fight the Al-Shabaab militia, which is almost being vanquished. Of course, there are some elements of the criminals who plan and execute attacks in Somalia and Kenya, but I believe with intelligence sharing, our security agencies will eliminate them.
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