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Stop reckless talk on South Sudan Kenya Defence Forces troops withdrawal

The President’s order for withdrawal of Kenyan soldiers from United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNIMISS) has elicited criticisms driven mainly by ignorance. Some have seized on the situation, which is of grave national importance, for political capital.

Even after detailed explanations have been given on why the move was made, a section of politicians from the Opposition are mischievously refusing to see logic in a matter that’s crystal clear.
One wonders why this obsession with self-serving politics even on issues that touch on the security of the nation.

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