Kenya to help fight Somali rebels

Kenya has given its clearest indication of intervention in Somalia by pledging to help crush the al-Shabaab militia group.Foreign Affairs minister Moses Wetang’ula said Kenya will give Mogadishu all the necessary assistance in destroying the al-Qaeda-connected group.Mr Wetang’ula did not indicate what kind of help Kenya would offer the Transitional Federal Government of President Ahmed Shariff but did not rule out military involvement.

Terror threats The Somali insurgents, he said, posed a risk to the economy of the region through insecurity and terror threats.“This is not good for investment in the region,” he told the press on the sidelines of the first anniversary celebrations of Prof Miriam Were’s Aids awards. Prof Were’s is the first laureate of the Hideyo Noguchi medical prize.The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, valued at Sh60 million, was presented to her in Yokohama, Japan, last year in recognising her role in the health sector...more..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/604268/-/ujptmp/-/index.html