Jacaylbaro Posted October 26, 2011 SOURCE Somali MPs and elders have disowned a statement by their president over Kenya’s military operations in Somalia, saying it was a “shame and disturbing,” and they had lost faith in President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. President Ahmed on Monday said Kenya’s offensive against Al-Shabaab should be limited to training Somali soldiers and providing logistical support. Somali MPs and elders have disowned a statement by their president over Kenya’s military operations in Somalia. Saying it was a “shame and disturbing,” MPs Haret Aden, Abdulahi Amin and Abdurzack Haji told a press conference on Tuesday the statement had caught them by surprise and they had lost faith in President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. President Ahmed on Monday said Kenya’s offensive against Al-Shabaab should be limited to training Somali soldiers and providing logistical support. Lost our support “We all know the favours that Kenya has done Somalia in the last 20 years. Even a small child knows. President Ahmed has lost our support,” Mr Aden said at a Garissa hotel. The MPs said they had decided to call the press conference after consulting elders and other leaders in Azania, a new state created this year through the help of Igad to rid Somalia of Al-Shabaab and restore peace. The MPs said people in Somalia had staged demonstrations against President Ahmed’s statement. Peace committees in Garissa and Lagdera districts in Kenya also condemned the Somali president’s statement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalia Posted October 26, 2011 President of Somalia Abdirahman Mahamud Faroole 2012-2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
