Kenya fights UN resolution that seeks to reduce number of troops serving under Amisom

Foreign Affairs and International trade Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma (left) and Chief Administrative secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs Ababu Namwaba after addressing the press ahead of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to visit to Kenya. [Photo by Willis Awandu/Standard]

Kenya will demand that the United Nations (UN) rescinds a resolution that seeks to reduce the number of troops serving under Amisom in Somalia.

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma said yesterday that the stability and development of Somalia was key for Kenya’s and the region's prosperity, and that was why the country remained a strong voice for Somalia on the international arena.