President Uhuru Kenyatta and United Nations boss Antonio Guterres address the press in State House, Nairobi. (Photo: PSCU) President Uhuru Kenyatta and United Nations boss Antonio Guterres have appealed for support to stabilize Somalia and neutralise Al Shabaab’s threat in the horn of Africa.
The leaders urged the international community to seize the environment created by the new administration to restore peace in the country that has continued to struggle under the grip of civil war and terror threats for decades.
Uhuru and Guterres held a bilateral meeting at State House in Nairobi for about one hour, where they discussed the need for more funding to the African Union Mission on Somalia (AMISOM) as well as the issue of the close to 400,000 Somalia refugees in Dadaab. The two leaders further discussed the ravaging drought that has affected arid and semi-arid parts of Kenya and Somalia.
UN together with the Red Cross have been working to respond to the crisis that is now life threatening in some parts of the country. Uhuru said Kenya still holds its policy of repatriating the refugees, and announced there will be an extra-ordinary summit by IGAD Heads of State to seek durable solution to the refugees. The UN Secretary began his visit to the country by visiting Dadaab. ALSO READ: Don’t rush us on budget, MCAs tell Uhuru and new governor “Our policy has been clear for some time.