Thursday July 12, 2018
President Uhuru Kenyatta sees mistrust among leaders in South Sudan and Somalia as the biggest hurdle to a lasting peace in warring Somalia and South Sudan.
He said Somalia, where Kenya has maintained peacekeeping mission since October 2011 military operation, faces further challenge of internal politics between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and regional governments.
“The deteriorating relationships between the TFG and the regional governments are of major concern to us.”
Mr Waldhauser, the top US military official for Africa, blamed undisclosed Gulf states for fuelling instability in Somalia.
“We’re ready to continue assisting the country so long as the federal government is willing to accept our support,” said Mr Waldhauser in the statement. “The differences and clashes in these Arabian countries are playing out in Somalia. We call for their neutrality.”