Al-Shabaab insurgents fighting the Somali Transitional Government have recently confirmed their links with Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda terror group, which has been blamed for the 1998 and 2002 terrorist attacks in Kenya. Photo/FILEBy PATRICK MAYOYOPosted Monday, February 15 2010 at 20:00In Summary
- ‘Nation’ writer PATRICK MAYOYO takes the debate further on Kenya’s ability to police its soil, and serves a chilling account of foreigners’ infiltration and a growing terrorist threat
Reports of an intricate syndicate in which foreigners acquire Kenyan citizenship led to the recent countrywide crackdown on illegal immigrants, the Nation has learnt.The operation, spearheaded by regular and Administration Police, was a result of a classified brief from different security agencies, sources say.By the time it was concluded, it had drawn the barbs from Kenyan Somalis, who said it amounted to ethnic profiling and discrimination.However, the government denied the accusations, saying the crackdown targeted all illegal immigrants irrespective of their nationality.The security brief is said to have indicated that some foreigners had acquired national identity cards and passports by colluding with government officers in the Ministry of Immigration, posing a threat to national security given that some of the terrorists implicated in the 1998 and 2002 terror attacks in Kenya had acquired such documents.It was also feared that supporters of al-Shabaab insurgents from Somalia could take advantage of the security loopholes to infiltrate the country.Delicate issueInternal Security assistant minister Orwa Ojodeh could neither confirm nor deny the explanation for the operation, saying: “I cannot comment on that issue because security matters are delicate and require to be handled with outmost care.”Mr Ojodeh, however, said the crackdown mostly targeted those who had fraudulently acquired Kenyanregistration documents, and that the exercise would continue.“We must react swiftly on any reports we receive concerning insecurity, and we need the support of all Kenyans,” he said.Supporting the assistant minister, Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang’ also said the crackdown was a normal operation against illegal immigrants.The immigrants are smuggled into the country by an intricate, multi-million shilling syndicate involving international and local players.A senior immigration officer who talked to the Nation on condition of anonymity said millions of shillings exchanged hands between foreigners and “brokers” who the foreigners pay for entry into the country annually.He said it costs between Sh100,000 and Sh500,000 to get one individual into the country, and more than Sh5 million for those who want to end up in Europe or North America.Most of the immigrants are Sudanese, Somalis, Ethiopians and Eritreans. There is a small number from Asian countries.
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Porous borders raise security fears in spite of crackdown
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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir
Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979
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Sultanate of Obbia
President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,
Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan
Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )
MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen
Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake
May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government
The Honourable Ronald Reagan,
When our world changed forever
His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Government in Paris from 1974 to 1979.
Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.
Soomaaliya الصومال Somali Republic
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