Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says Kenya will keep its troops in
Somalia to help that country’s beleaguered government battle the armed
Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which attacked a mall in Nairobi on
Sept. 21.
Al-Shabab has said the attack that claimed at least 67 lives
was in retaliation for Kenya sending its troops into neighboring Somalia
in 2011. The group warned after the assault on an upscale Nairobi mall
that there would be more attacks unless Kenya withdrew its troops.
Kenyatta also said at a national inter-religion prayer service Tuesday
that he would set up a commission of inquiry to see where there were
lapses, and how officials can avoid them in future.