Leaders allay fears of al Shabaab attacks

Members of local militia arrive for the peace meeting at Kolbio in Southern Somali

As Kenya beefs up security on its border with Somali, peace committees from both countries have defused fears of an attack by al Shabaab militia group.l Shabaab, which is allied to al Qaeda has threatened to attacks Kenya for backing Somali’s transitional government.Local leaders from both sides of the border have been holding a series of meetings to craft a strategy to stop al Shabaab from crossing into Kenya.And this has eased tension along the border where security forces have been on high alert since March this year.“We have agreed in our meetings that we shall not allow al Shabaab forces to get into Kenya. If they make good their threats, we shall first crush them in our own territory,” Kolbio peace committee chairman Mr Ali Dere told the Nation in an interview on Saturday.Kolbio is one of the divisions in Southern Somali. It neighbours Hulugho division of Ijara district in Northern Eastern province, which al Shabaab forces are said to be trying to use as an entry point to invade Kenya and take over the entire North Eastern province to make it part of a greater Somali.Mr Dere and his team had travelled to Sinai area at the border to join his Kenyan counterparts for a press conference,The Kenyan team was led by Mr Mudhow Hajji, chairman of the Hulugho Peace Committee...MORE..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/605218/-/ujqitg/-/index.html
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