From left, Cord leaders Moses Wetang’ula, Kalonzo Musyoka, Anyang’ Nyong’o and Ababu Namwamba during a press briefing at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi on April 24, 2014. The Orange Democratic Movement has demanded the withdrawal of Kenya Defence Forces from Somalia to tackle terror attacks back home. PHOTO/FILE NATION MEDIA GROUP
The Orange Democratic Movement has demanded the withdrawal of Kenya Defence Forces from Somalia to tackle terror attacks back home.
Acting party leader Anyang’ Nyong’o said the Jubilee Government should present to Kenyans a roadmap for withdrawal of Kenyan troops from Somalia.
In a press statement, Prof Nyong’o said Kenya had done its bit in Somalia and had suffered enough for it.
He said Kenyans needed to be given a game plan for the troops’ exit and the roadmap for a secure Kenya and a stable Somalia.
“We seem to be staying in Somalia without realising the full costs and we are now paying for it,” he said.
“Families have lost bread winners and loved ones and KDF is not coming to their aid.”
Amid the insecurity, the Jubilee government remained tight-lipped as the crisis gets from bad to worse, according to the Opposition official. The Somalia intervention, Operation Linda Nchi, was no longer tenable, he said.
“How can we justifiably talk of Linda Nchi when we are under attack day in day out because of our very presence in Somalia?”
Source: Daily Nation