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The Somalia dilemma: Should Kenya pull out troops or not?

Kenya Defence Forces launch artilley shells into Al-Shabaab hideouts in Fafadun, Somalia, during the fight to reclaim the port of Kismayu in 2012. [PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD]

Withdrawing the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops from Somalia could unleash a wave of unprecedented instability in the region, security experts now warn.

Mr Richard Tuta, a former police officer and a scholar in criminal and security matters, says withdrawing Kenyan troops is a populist move that will hand ‘victory’ to Al-Shabaab.

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