Kenya-Somalia border to officially re-open in 90 days after 12 years
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki speaks during a joint press conference with his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh Ali (right) in Nairobi on May 15, 2023.
The government is also mulling adding a fourth border post in Wajir County, CS Kindiki said.
In a joint statement, Kenya and Somalia said their discussions revolved around the need for shared cross-border intelligence and enhancement of law enforcement capacity to man the borders.
Kenya has on Monday agreed to officially re-open its border points with Somalia in Mandera, Lamu and Garissa in the coming 90 days.
The move, announced by Interior CS Prof Kithure Kindiki and his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh after high-level consultations in Nairobi, effectively ends a 12-year barricade that began in 2011 when Kenya was launching Operation Linda Nchi to fight the influx of Al-Shabaab fighters into the country.
