Al Shabaab Threat Changes Kenyan Budget

Fears of attack from the ongoing war between Somali forces and Alshabab militias in Mandera has forced the Government to increase the security budget in the supplementary budget to be tabled in Parliament in two weeks time.

Members of Somalia’s hardline Islamist rebel group al Shabaab.

  • Kenya:   Al Shabaab Threat Changes Budget

    The Star, 1 March 2011

    FEARS of attack from the ongoing war between Somali forces and Alshabab militias in Mandera has forced the Government to increase the security budget in the supplementary budget to… Read more »

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    The Star, 1 March 2011

    MPs from North Eastern yesterday demanded the immediate reclamation of Mandera town said to have been seized by Ethiopian militia. Mandera East MP Mohamed Hussein Ali led MPs Aden… Read more »

  • Somalia:   Thousands Displaced in Offensive Against Militants

    UNIRIN, 1 March 2011

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