Kenya urges world to support Somalia,Kenya admits to secret police training for Somalia

NAIROBI, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has appealed to the international community to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Somali people to achieve their aspirations of a stable and peaceful nation. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki also noted that the international community should explore ways of supporting the TFG in halting the activities of the Al-Shabaab militia which are a threat to the attainment of a stable Somalia. Speaking in Nairobi when he held talks with Lynn Pascoe, UN under-secretary general for political affairs, Kibaki asked the international community to fulfill pledges of 214 million U.S. dollars in support of the Somalia peace process. Only 47 million dollars have so far been released. "He assured that Kenya remains committed to upholding international norms and United Nations resolution of denying groups that threaten peace, security or stability of Somalia," said a statement released by the presidency...more..http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/23/content_12311375.htm
Kenya admits to secret police training for Somalia

The Kenyan military has been secretly training police officers on behalf of Somali’s fledgling transitional government in what Department of Defence spokesman Bogita Ongeri says is in line with international agreements.

The timing of the official admission by Kenya’s usually tight-lipped military is telling. It coincides with rumours widely circulating in northeastern Kenya and in Somalia itself that the Kenya Government has been recruiting fighters from among young Kenyan Somalis to help the TFG fight the Islamist threat inside Somalia.

Dismissing the reports, Mr Ongeri said “as far as we know, all those we have trained are from Somalia and were handed over to us by the TFG for training”.

“The Kenyan military has not done anything outside the UN and AU frameworks of assisting Somalia as a country to achieve peace and tranquillity. Kenya was to chip in by training the Somali police. We will continue to train them,” he told Africa Insight...more..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/676620/-/uo33kb/-/