Withdraw our KDF soldiers from Somalia: MP

Kenyan soldiers involved in the Linda Nchi Operation. An MP argues their continued stay in Somalia has exposed the country to sporadic and sustained attacks by the Al Shabaab terror group. [File, Standard]

A lawmaker wants the National Assembly to immediately withdraw Kenyan troops from the war-torn Somalia.

Mandera East MP Omar Mohamed – in a petition signed by resident of the border Constituency – says continued stay of Kenya Defence Forces has exposed the country to sporadic and sustained attacks by the Al Shabaab terror group.