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War against Al Shabaab has been long drawn

By Dann Okoth

KENYA: The capture of Kismayu by the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and Amisom on September 28, last year, marked a turning point in a war that has stretched over decades and nearly obliterated a country.

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