Building of Kenya-Somalia border wall begins

National Youth Service personnel clear the way for the construction of a wall at Kiunga Border Post in Lamu County on Tuesday. The Government wants to control movement along Kenya-Somalia border. [Photo: Paul Gitau/Standard]

Groundbreaking work for the proposed wall between Kenya and Somalia has begun in Kiunga, Lamu County, under heavy police and military guard amid alleged protests by the Somali government.

The National Youth Service (NYS) Wednesday started digging a trench that will provide a foundation for the wall at a section where Kenya's border with Somalia meets the Indian Ocean.