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Somalia's ambbadador to Kenya, Mohamed Nur, urged regional governments to work directly with the Mogadishu-based federal government to fight terrorism.
The man who arrived in Nairobi last month (January), to fill the post who had no incumbent holder for two years, is keen to promote a more coordinated approach to overcoming insecurity on along the border between Kenya and Somalia.
The envoy's mission began a few days before the deadly attack of Al Shabaab terrorists in Nairobi, while President Farmajo called President Uhuru Kenyatta and discussed security issues.
Nicknamed Tarsant, the former mayor of Mogadishu and governor of the Benadir region, wants the governments of the region to engage collectively in information sharing and resource development to effectively fight against terrorists.
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"Security problems arise when we are fragmented and our neighbors must not deal with Somali regional entities that have different tribes with different interests," Nur said.
To deal with the problem, Somalia has insisted that issues of cross-border security, foreign policy and military operations be addressed directly with the government authorities in Mogadishu or the respective embbadies of the respective countries. The implementation of security in all regions of Somalia is currently the responsibility of local police forces under the leadership of regional governments.
Somalia also wants to resolve the issue of lifting the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations so that the Somali National Army (SNA) can have the necessary equipment to deal with three terrorist organizations active in the country.
He laments: "We are the only African country to deal with terrorists linked to Alshabab, Daesh and ISIS and we do not have the necessary weapons to fight them because of the embargo."
Somalia is asking Kenya and other African governments to make their voices heard internationally in support of the lifting of the arms embargo. Another demand is for Somali soldiers to downsize the peacekeeping mission of the African Union Mission (AMISOM) in Somalia.
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Unfortunately, this does not happen because there was a withdrawal last December and another soon. This reduction left Somali leaders, including Nur, worried because the international community was supposed to train and equip about 30,000 local soldiers before the departure of Amisom troops in 2021.
"That did not happen, but our position is that they help us train and equip the same number of Amisom soldiers who leave and after that, the SNA will badume its responsibilities. responsibilities, "said Nur.
When asked why no terrorists had found new territory in some areas since President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo came to power, he blamed a well-trained and equipped army.
He drew a parallel between the SNA, which possesses "the same weapons that Al Shabaab uses, such as AK 47 rifles and the US military, who have been fighting unsuccessfully against the Taliban in Afghanistan for 17 years.
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The envoy asks: "The strongest country with its highly sophisticated weapons has failed. How do you expect an army armed with a UN-imposed arms embargo to fight while our hands are tied in the back?
In addition to security concerns, Somalia also suffers from the lack of institutions and infrastructure that require urgent attention from the international community.
Attention is focused on the training of teachers and nurses, which was endorsed by Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Farmajo last year, but which remains outstanding.
The new ambbadador intends to monitor and implement it so that the education and health sector in Somalia can get back on their feet.
Nur's priority is to ensure that good relations remain at the social, economic and political levels, so as to protect and defend the interests of both countries.
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