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Local clan in El Adde might have betrayed KDF

President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto and Chief of Defence Forces Samson Mwathethe. A team tasked with probing the attack on KDF soldiers in Somalia has started its work. [Photo: File]

The board of inquiry formed to probe what really happened during the attack on the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) camp in El Adde, has started its work amid claims of betrayal.

Preliminary findings showed the local clan might have played a role in the attack's planning and execution. The Marehan clan lives in the El Adde, Gedo region where the camp was.

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