MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki who recently visited Mandera has expressed his country’s to boost its trade cooperation with Somalia.
Kindiki unveiled plans for the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera are nearing conclusion, with the renovation of the Customs Border Control Point set to begin soon.
The minister said reopening the crossing point will improve border security and stem the tide of smuggled goods used to fund terrorist activities.
“I have directed the county security teams to sit down with the agencies of government that are represented here, including customs, immigrations, and asses the requirements and provide information within one week to enable us to renovate the border post and re-start our border,” said Kindiki.
“The governments of Kenya and Somalia have agreed to designate a border point to facilitate legal movement of people and goods for the benefit of the people of Mandera and Bula Hawa.”
The governments of Kenya and Somalia have agreed to designate a border point to facilitate legal movement of people and goods for the benefit of the people of Mandera and Bula Hawa,” he added.
This strategy, according to the CS, was recently deployed by Somalia to great success.
“Some criminals and terrorists banished from Somalia have been spotted around this county. If our neighbours have managed to oust those characters from their country, we also have the where withal to emulate them,” he said.
Further, CS Kindiki reiterated the need for the elders to partake in the security operations, and assured them of government’s support through a structured framework that seeks to motivate them shoulder more individual and collective civic responsibility.
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