Somalia: Heavy Rain Holds Up Kenya's Anti-Shebab Offensive

A month after Kenya launched its military offensive against Somalia's al Shebab insurgents the Nairobi government is warning that the operation is likely to be lengthy.

Kenya deployed its forces across the border on 14 October, following a series of kidnappings of foreigners on Kenyan soil and incursions by the Islamist insurgents.

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