BN Posted July 8, 2003 KENYA-SOMALIA: Flight ban lifted NAIROBI, 8 Jul 2003 (IRIN) - The ban, imposed by the Kenyan government, on flights to and from Somalia was lifted on Tuesday. "The government has reassessed the situation and is satisfied that enough security measures have been put in place," Kenya's internal security minister, Chris Murungaru, said in a statement. Since the ban was imposed, the Kenyan government had put in place "appropriate security measures to ensure the safety of both passengers and cargo", he said. A spokesman in the Office of the President, Kaunda Douglas, told IRIN that new surveillance equipment had been purchased and that inspections of all cargo and passengers had been significantly increased. "If there were any oversights before, there is a much deeper scrutiny of what is going out and coming in," he said. He added that the Civil Aviation Authority had installed better surveillance to prevent any aircraft from landing illegally on air strips outside of the country's legitimate airports. The Kenyan government suspended all flights to and from Somalia on 19 June after the US warned of a possible imminent attack on its embassy in Nairobi. US ambassador Johnnie Carson said Kenya had not done enough to track down terrorist suspects. "The problem we see here, quite honestly, is that we believe there are al-Qaeda terrorists in Kenya and some of them are Kenyan citizens," Carson told Nation TV. International aid organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres said the ban was "severely hampering" the provision of humanitarian assistance to Somalia, most of which is transported by air from Wilson Airport in Nairobi. http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=35263&SelectRegion=East_Africa,%20Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=KENYA-SOMALIA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.J. Timacaddeh Posted July 8, 2003 bari does this include flights to the dictatorship of majeertenia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted July 9, 2003 Salaan... Originally posted by A.J. Timacaddeh: does this include flights to the dictatorship of majeertenia Why does I sense that every pin that drops need to be politicized? Cajiib iyo nus. ________________ It is great news to hear, and my mother would be the happiest person to hear this because she can't wait to go to Nairobi to see my sister who just arrived from Denmark. ________________ Macsalaama!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.J. Timacadeh Posted July 9, 2003 Timacaddeh why are you so negative bro. congratulate our brothers rather then try to undermine them. bari, i think it's great news. now the khat will arrive fresh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gediid Posted July 9, 2003 Originally posted by A.J. Timacaddeh: bari does this include flights to the dictatorship of majeertenia Please Timacadde there's no need for all of this negativity.I know sometimes people in here say negative stuff regarding Somaliland but there is absolutely no need for you to reciprocate in kind. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.J. Timacaddeh Posted July 10, 2003 gediid, dharbaaxo jin you dont hear me crying everytime they say something about somaliland do you???? so why should i not be able to do the same... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.J. Timacadeh Posted July 10, 2003 Timacaddeh every one in here needs to stop critizing the progress of the somali people. wheter that is in somaliland puntland or south somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
