Mandera (Halbeeg News) – Kenya Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has vowed that his government will use all means possible to ensure the threat posed by the militants is eliminated.
Speaking in the border town of Kotulo, Duale who was accompanied by local leaders said the war against terror can be won by the security agencies alone.
Duale said that the Kenya Defense Forces will, according to their constitutional mandate with other security agents, defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the county from all forms of internal and external threat.
“I want to affirm that the outlawed militia shall not find abode in Kenya once they are flushed out of Somalia and we shall track them to degrade their infrastructure in Somalia,” he said.
He said the Ministry of Defence is enhancing the capability of the Kenya Defense Forces to acquire modern and sophisticated weapons to enable them to combat the ever-changing security threat.
“I want to state that we will deal with al Shabaab menace once and for all. We will not allow these rag-tag militants to continue carrying out attacks in our county, killing our citizens and injuring others. We will not allow them to preach radical ideologies to our people and kill our citizens,” Duale added.
He pleaded with residents of Wajir and Northeastern at large to share intelligence with the relevant authorities that will help in neutralizing the activities of the al Shabaab militia.
“In order to wage a successful war against terrorism and violent extremism, we must bring everyone on board. I want to call on residents to work closely with security apparatus by providing timely and actionable information that can help in deterring would-be threats,” said Duale.
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