President Uhuru meeting United Nations Security Council

President Uhuru meeting United Nations Security Council

President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Friday morning meet members of the United Nations Security Council.

The diplomats from the 15–member Security Council will discuss the situation in Somalia and the work of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in Somalia, whose troop contributing countries are Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.

The President will discuss other Kenyan concerns about AMISOM. Among them is the lack of critical components necessary to achieve the strategic objective of stabilizing Somalia, such as robust land, air and maritime capabilities and assets.

AMISOM continues to face financial challenges which threaten the effectiveness of the mission.

The recent decision by the European Union to effect a 20% reduction of funding to AMISOM is a manifestation of this difficulty. Of equal importance, is the temptation of our international partners to forget that the African Union is in Somalia on behalf of the United Nations. Whereas the continent is footing the bill of stabilizing Somalia by blood and flesh, it is disheartening that the international community is even contemplating to reduce support to AMISOM.

Kenya’s decision to shut down the Dadaab Refugee Camp is also expected to feature prominently in the discussions.

The Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government has set up a 14–member taskforce – the National Taskforce on Repatriation of Refugees – whose role is to develop modalities, timelines and costs for the repatriation of refugees in Kenya, develop refugee management and control strategies during the period of repatriation as well as develop a verification criterion for refugees that will feed into a comprehensive database.

 The President will then return to the North Eastern Region of the country, on day two of a three–day tour that will focus on Wajir County.

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