Jubaland electoral dispute stirs up Kenya-Somalia tiff
Jubbaland, the region in Somalia closest to the border with Kenya, has been under President Ahmed Islam Madobe since 2013. FILE PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Last year, the Somali National Army was deployed near the border with Mandera ostensibly to guard national security.
Twice last year, and this year, a spark touched off fighting between the SNA and the Jubaland security forces.
Kenya was last evening rejecting accusations that it is interfering in Somalia’s affairs, even as Nairobi protested the manner in which its ambassador to Mogadishu was ordered out of the country.
A statement from the Foreign ministry in Nairobi said Mogadishu should “avoid distracting actions”, suggesting the accusations could divert the country’s attention from the electoral calendar it faces.
