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Daily Monitor Thursday December 17 2020 Kenyan soldiers at their base in Tabda, inside Somalia, near the border with Kenya. As part of the African Union peacekeeping forces in Somalia, Kenya has more than 3,600 troops stationed in the country. PHOTO/AFP Summary Meanwhile, residents of Kenya’s Mandera County on Tuesday reported an escalated deployment of Somali National Army troops at the border point even as Opposition supporters in Mogadishu protested President Farmaajo’s refusal to hold dialogue on controversial electoral teams. Kenya became the second country in a year after Guinea, wi...

Views: Visits 10 Kenya on Tuesday reached a deal for direct Kenya Airways flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland, in what could be the first destination for the national carrier into a Somali region, following years of trying. The move came hours after Somalia, which sees Somaliland as its territory, severed ties with Kenya in protest against what it called constant interference with its internal affairs. While making an “unwavering commitment” to deepen their ties, Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and visiting Muse Bihi of Somaliland on Tuesday agreed that the flights will begin by March 20...

Kenya on Tuesday reached a deal for direct Kenya Airways flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland, in what could be the first destination for the national carrier into a Somali region, following years of trying. While making an “unwavering commitment” to deepen their ties, Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and visiting Muse Bihi of Somaliland on Tuesday agreed agreed that the flights will begin by March 2021. Nairobi also agreed to set up a consulate in Hargeisa by the first quarter of 2021, joining Ethiopia and Djibouti, which have diplomatic outposts in the Somaliland capital. The move came hours...

We spoke to the supreme council of muslims secretary general, they said that's the intention of al shabaab to create a divide. we should stand and find, stand as one and move in the same direction. this is what kenyans are calling for now. >> soni, what are you learning about the gunman who's been identified? >> reporter: yeah, we're learning about one gunman who's been identified. he is said to be a law student here at the university of nairobi. the university of nairobi just behind me a few minutes' walk. he studied law here, his father who was a chief in the government of mandera county. it...