Bodies of 4 Kenyan soldiers slain in Somalia flown home

A middle-aged man was Tuesday afternoon arraigned before a Kiambu court and charged with posting pictures of fallen Kenya Defence Forces soldiers who were killed by Al Shabaab militants at the El Adde camp in Somalia on Friday.

“Be patient, information will be availed to you”.

They however did not say the number of the Kenyan troops they are holding hostage.

In the darkness of the night, the soldiers walked slowly, one calculated step after another as they carried the caskets shoulder-high towards the waiting tables that were laid before the religious leaders, who were to preside over the function.

Calls for the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, to withdraw the Kenyan forces from Somalia, have been futile as he believes that the troops are protecting Kenya.

The armed group, which has ties with al-Qaida, opposes Kenya’s military involvement in Somalia and describes Kenyan peacekeepers as invaders.

Kenyan troops are involved in a search and rescue operation in Somalia after Al-Shabab militants claimed to have killed more than 100 soldiers in an attack on a military base on Friday.

“Following Friday’s raid on a Kenyan base in the town of El-Adde, Gedo region, the death toll of the Kenyan crusaders massacred in the base has risen to 100 as confirmed by the Mujahideen’s military department”, the statement said.

Despite being pushed out of Somalia’s major towns, al-Shabab continues to launch deadly guerrilla attacks across the Horn of Africa country.

However, both the Kenyan government and AMISOM officials have disputed the figure, terming it a propaganda.

Arab League confirms its support and stand by African Union’s noble tasks performed at most sincerity and courage by the Union’s missions in various areas in Somalia to face terrorism in that country, Al-Araby said in a statement Monday. “AMISOM is in Somalia to resurrect stability and help the Somali people and its government in attaining and establishing a secure and harmonic nation.” said Prime Minister Sharmarke.