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Kenya: 80 Somalis with invalid IDs to be deported today

20 May- Source: Star-Kenya-301 Words

Eighty Somalis who were arrested for illegal stay in the country will today be deported. They were arrested in Nairobi during the ongoing swoop against illegal immigrants. They were being held in custody for days at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport police station. Somalia ambassador Mohamed Ali Nur said the Somalis have no valid documents.

“They have no proper documents to enable them stay in the country. That is why we are taking them back to Somalia,” he said yesterday after he visited the detainees at the police station. Nur denied reports that are carried in sections of Somalia media that the detainees are on hunger strike. “That is not true. They are being held in fairly good condition and will be deported early in the morning,” he told the Star. Nur said this brings the total number of Somalis deported to 336 since the operation Usalama Watch began.

Many other illegal immigrants including Congolese and Ethiopians are believed to be held in various stations around the city and in the country. This comes as the operation targeting illegal immigrants continued in the country. In Eastleigh, police continue to conduct swoops that also target refugees who are found outside the precincts of gazetted camps and those who have invalid documents.

Key Headlines

Hiiran officials and AMISOM discuss security situation in the region (Radio Bar-kulan)
Al-Shabaab leader ‘killed’ in South Somalia (Africa Review)
Somali MPs turn to back President Mohamud amid tough impeachment (Radio RBC/BBC Somali Service)
Somali PM encourages sports initiatives in the country (Radio Mogadishu)
Kenyan Military jets targets al Shabaab bases in Jilib for second time (Radio Dalsan/Radio Andulus)
Kenya: 80 Somalis with invalid IDs to be deported today (Star-Kenya)
One dead after fight between government forces and al Shabaab in Bay region (Radio Goobjoog)
Mortar shells kill 2 in Mogadishu (Radio Shabelle)
Prime Minister Ahmed: Working towards a democratic federal Somalia by 2016 (Sabahi Online)
New Djiboutian troops to replace Kenya and Sierra Leone troops in Kismayo (Radio Ggoobjoog)
Former Hamarjajab deputy DC dies of injuries from blast (RBC/Bar-kulan)
Desalegn: Ethiopian Troops Won’t Withdraw From Somalia (Mareeg Online)
Teen linked to Thika road Matatu blasts arrested (Nairobinews)
UN heightens security in its Nairobi office (Capital News)
Somali Militants Kill 12 in Northern Kenya (VOA)
Bombing in Somali capital wounds politician: local official (AFP)
Kuoni suspends Mombasa trips (Telegraph)
Turkey strong enough to help both Soma and Somalia PM Erdoğan says (hurriyetdailynews)
Suspected al Shabaab militants kill at least 12 in northern Kenya ambush (Reuters)

SOMALI MEDIA

Somali MPs turn to back President Mohamud amid tough impeachment

20 May- Source: Radio RBC/BBC Somali Service- 223 words

At least 100 Members of Somalia Parliament on Monday turned up to back President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud two weeks after more than 130 parliamentarians signed a petition calling on the president to resign from office.

In a press conference in Mogadishu, the parliamentarians announced that they have changed their mind and called on their fellow lawmakers to halt impeachment motion against President Mohamud.

“”We have seen that such impeachment motion will not serve for the interest of the people during this hard time,” MP Mohamed Omar Dalha said.

He said the lawmakers who have already signed the petition against the president were now divided into two rival groups; one supporting the president and the other group still want the president to resign from power.

“I would like to call on my fellow MPs who want the president to step aside to bring their findings in the parliament not to the media,” MP Dalha added.

But a group of parliamentarians who opposed the Monday’s call strongly alleged these MPs “plotting against the people and the country”.

In their previous petition, the lawmakers accused President Mohamud for failure and poor leadership during his two years in office. They critically commented the poor security in the country and the lack of proper basic service delivery to the needy people.

Kenyan Military jets targets al Shabaab bases in Jilib for second time

20 May- Source: Radio Dalsan/ Radio Goobjoog/Radio Andulus- 47 words

Kenyan military jets have for the second time targeted al Shabaab military bases in Jilib of Middle Juba region. There is a very sketchy information about how the attack occurred but witnesses says at least eight people of the same family were wounded during the attack. A similar attack occurred in Jilib a day before where Kenyan government claimed the responsibility.

On their side, al Shabaab Militias claimed that they have captured vehicles belonging to the government of Kenya. They also said that they have burned other vehicles of the Kenya government after they have attacked Kenya security forces in Northeastern Province of Kenya.

Hiiran officials and AMISOM discuss security situation in the region

20 May- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 154 words

The local administration of Hiiran region and the officials from the African Union peace-keeping forces in Hiiran have on Monday discussed the current security situation in the region.

Hiiran Governor, Abdifatah Hassan Afrah told Bar-kulan that they had discussions with AMISOM over the current security situation in the area as well as preventing possible recurrence of inter-clan clashes which will slow the ongoing developments in the region.

The governor emphasized that the people of Hiiran region will be given a chance to elect leaders of their own choice.

On the other hand, Afrah stated that his administration will provide much needed aid assistance to hundreds of families affected by the severe water and food shortages in the region.

He finally urged the people in the region to maintain law and order and to work together in order to achieve peace, stability and development targets.

One dead after fight between government forces and al Shabaab in Bay region

20 May- Source: Radio Goobjoog- 199 words

At least one person died and scores wounded after heavy fight between the government forces and al Shabaab fighters embarked in the outskirts of Baidoa, the headquarters of Bay region. The fight started after al Shabaab fighters waylaid convoy of government forces heading to Bur-Hakaba district and opened fire. The fight lasted for half an hour, the sound of gunfire was heard all over the area as sides exchanged heavy and light weapons. The wounded people with light and severe injuries are being treated in Buur-Hakaba health centers as health officials confirmed. The fight between the sides has slowed down the movements of people and vehicles using Baidoa-Mogadishu road.

Mortar shells kill 2 in Mogadishu

20 May- Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Dalsan- 92 words

At least two people have been killed and 4 others wounded after armed assailants fired mortar shells Mondaynight in the Bondhere district of Benadir region.

Witnesses described they heard 2 mortar shells that destroyed houses in Bondhere which resulted in the death of 2 people and 4 injured. The wounded were reported to have been rushed to Daru-Shifa hospital in Mogadishu, Shabelle radio reported.

The district commissioner of Bondhere, Kasin Abdullahi Hassan, confirmed to Radio Shabelle that the 2 mortar shells struck homes in his district.

New Djiboutian troops to replace Kenya and Sierra Leone troops in Kismayo

20 May- Source: Radio Ggoobjoog- 139 words

African Mission in Somalia stated that they are planning to deploy AMISOM troops from Djibouti in Lower Juba to replace the Kenyan and Sierra Leone troops that operates in the region.

AMISOM spokesman Ali Adan Humud said that the command is concluding the plans to send the new troops to take over the control of the region.

Kenya forces in Kismayo, the headquarters of Lower Juba were accused of encouraging the clashes in the port city of Kismayo by backing Ahmed Madobe’s forces which faces strong opposition from rival groups. The federal government has demanded that Kenyan troops in Lower Juba particularly Kismayo to be replaced.

Kenyan troops entered Somalia by force in 2011 to fight alongside with Raskamboni Brigade to take over Kismayo from Al-shabab fighters.

Former Hamarjajab deputy DC dies of injuries from blast

20 May – Source: RBC/Bar-kulan – 150 words

Former deputy District Commissioner [DC] of Hamarjajab district of Mogadishu Farah Dahir Jimale has died of his injuries from a bomb blast targeted to him, RBC reports. Late Jimale was rushed to the hospital after a bomb planted inside his vehicle blew off just minutes after he drove from Hamarweyne neighborhood.

According to Hamarweyne District Commissioner, the former deputy commissioner died in the hospital while doctors were treating his critical injuries. “We are investigating the attack, but we know is that such attacks of this nature are terrorist planned ones.” Col. Dahir Mohamud of Hamarweyne police said.

No group has yet claimed the responsibility of the attack, but both Hamarweyne and Hamarjajab District Commissioners blamed it on al Shabaab, which is an al Qaeda linked group in Somalia.

The attack came hours after another former district commissioner survived from a hit-and-run attack in Heliwa district on the north of Mogadishu.

Somali PM encourages sports initiatives in the country

20 May- Source: Radio Mogadishu/Goobjoog/Radio Dalsan/Radio Bar-kulan- 164 words

The Prime Minister of Federal Government of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has seen off two players who are to take part in the second African youth competition which opens in Botswana. Mariam Nuh Muse and Ahmed Hussein Hassan will represent Somalia in 800 and 1500ms athletic competition.

Minister for Youth and Sports Khalid Ali Omar said that Somalia will take part in all tournaments in the world, with the hope that the players representing the country will come back with fruitful results.

The competition will open in Botswana on 21st May as the secretary general of Somali national Olympic committee( SNOC) Duran Ahmed Farah confirmed.

Prime Minister Abdiweli welcomed the tireless efforts of Somali Olympic committee who prepared the players representing Somalia in the competition, he urged them to double their efforts to restore the dignity and membership of Somalia in international sporting events.

Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed said that the Somali youths are the symbol of the Somali nation and needs to be given continuous and unwavering support.

He further called on the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the federal government to take the necessary steps to revive the regional football tournament which is essential part of the reintegration programs of the Somali youths.

He called the committee to hold Somali regional competition as soon as possible as it will promote integration and peace.

Desalegn: Ethiopian Troops Won’t Withdraw From Somalia

19 May- Source: Mareeg Online- 88 words

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn said that the Ethiopian troops serving in AMISOM will not pull out from Somalia as long as there is al Shabaab fighting there. The premier was speaking to The Africa Report newspaper. He said the Somali Federal Government requested the Ethiopian Government to send these troops to Somalia so that they can back the Somali troops in the fight against al Shabaab. However, as a developing country, he said his country Ethiopia cannot afford to fund these troops in their operation inside Somalia.

REGIONAL MEDIA

Kenya: 80 Somalis with invalid IDs to be deported today

20 May- Source: Star-Kenya-301 Words

Teen linked to Thika road Matatu blasts arrested

20 May- Source: Nairobinews- 231 words

Police are holding an 18-year-old man whom they say confessed to planting explosives in matatus that killed three people on the Thika Superhighway. The suspect is expected to appear in court this week, according to sources in the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit who spoke on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to talk to the Press. They said the teenager was traced to Kiamaiko slums by detectives who had visited the scene of the explosion.

According to investigators, the suspect received a deposit of Sh85,000 to carry out the attack and later Sh135,000, which was transferred to his father’s mobile phone from an agent in Moyale. The suspect has disclosed that he was with an accomplice who is yet to be traced.

UN heightens security in its Nairobi office

19 May – Source: Capital News – 141 words

The United Nations Headquarters in Nairobi (UNON) has heightened its security in the face of increased terror activity in the country. UNON Director General Sahle-Work Zewde has therefore directed that several measures be taken including further restricting entry into their Gigiri complex only to persons with official business.

“Unfortunately, Kenya has been a consistent target of terrorist groups over the last several months, the latest tragic attacks having occurred on May 16 at the Gikomba Market,” she explained in a communiqué to UNON staff.

And in the drive to restrict access to the UNON complex, Zewde also directed that guided tours of the facility be suspended and deliveries be restricted to the hours 6pm and 10pm.

“Deliveries should be announced beforehand and the registration number and names of the driver provided to the Security and Safety Service in advance,” she underscored.

Al Shabaab leader ‘killed’ in South Somalia

19 May – Source: Africa Review – 141 words

An al Shabaab militia leader Sheikh Abdurashid Baka has reportedly been killed in southern Somalia. Reports from Qoryoley, 120km south of the capital Mogadishu indicated that Sheikh Baka was killed during a heavy confrontation between al Shabaab fighters and pro-government forces made of peacekeepers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) and the Somali National Army (SNA) on Monday.

SNA officials who talked to the media stated that the clashes occurred at an area called Xero Labaad, about 3km outside Qoryoley town.

The offices claimed that the place has fallen under the control of Amisom and SNA forces. Mr Ganey Abdi Barre, an SNA officer in Lower Shabelle region who talked to Shabelle, an independent broadcaster in Mogadishu, stated that the allied forces killed Sheikh Baka. Amisom led the seizure of Qoryoley town from al Shabaab in March after a bitter war.

Prime Minister Ahmed: Working towards a democratic, federal Somalia by 2016

19 May- Source: Sabahi Online- 419 words

Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed assumed office in December last year amid difficult circumstances after parliament voted out his predecessor Abdi Farah Shirdon.

Nearly six months in, Ahmed’s government is facing many of the same challenges that Shirdon had faced, including insecurity in Mogadishu, reforming the judicial system, establishing federalism and good governance, rebuilding the national army, and holding general elections in 2016.

Despite the challenges, Ahmed says his government has made tangible progress on many of those priorities.

In an exclusive interview with Sabahi, the prime minister discussed a range of issues, including the federal government’s talks with the Somaliland region, its relationship with Puntland and the case of former al Shabaab leader Hassan Dahir Aweys.

Sabahi: Tell us about the progress your government has made during your six months in power?

Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed: My government has succeeded in making good progress in security and ousting al Shabaab from [parts of the] country in 2014 when we retook towns under its control. That was the most important issue to me that I presented to parliament.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

Somali Militants Kill 12 in Northern Kenya

20 May- Source: VOA- 154 words

Officials in Kenya say suspected Somali militants have ambushed a border area, killing at least 12 people. Government officials say at least three police reservists were among the dead following Monday’s attack in northeastern Kenya, near its border with Somalia. They say police officers who responded to the attack drove into the ambush, and at least two police vehicles were destroyed.

Kenya has faced a series of attacks that it blames on the Somali militant group al Shabaab, including an attack on the capital, Nairobi, on Friday. That attack came right after Britain, the United States and other Western countries issued travel advisories to their citizens in Kenya, warning of potential attacks.

Bombing in Somali capital wounds politician: local official

20 May – Source: AFP – 146 words

A Somali politician was wounded Monday in a bomb blast in the latest in a string of attacks in the war ravaged capital Mogadishu, a local official said. “The bomb was attached to his car… seriously injuring him,” local district commissioner Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir told AFP.

The politician, former city commissioner Farah Dahir Jimale, was rushed to hospital. One passerby was also wounded. No group claimed immediate responsibility, but Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels carry out regular attacks, and have vowed to topple the internationally-backed government.

The Shebab have been driven out of fixed positions in Somalia’s major towns by the UN-mandated AU force, but still launch attacks that include bombings and guerrilla-style raids. Recent al Shabaab attacks have targeted key areas of government or the security forces, in an apparent bid to discredit claims by the authorities that they are winning the war against the Islamist fighters.

Kuoni suspends Mombasa trips

19 May- Source: Telegraph-611 Words

The Government department’s advice about terror threats on Kenya’s coast prompted Thomson and First Choice to evacuate around 500 British holidaymakers on Thursday night and Friday morning, even though many were in the middle of their trip and did not want to leave. Bombings in the capital on Friday killed at least ten people and wounded scores of others.

The Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to Mombasa and a 5km portion of the surrounding coast, as well as low income parts of Nairobi, but not its airport. Anyone in these areas for less than essential reasons should leave, its website states. The threat of terrorism is high, it adds, with the main threat coming from extremists linked to al Shabaab, a militant group in Somalia.

When this kind of advice is issued, tour operators have a responsibility to contact their customers in the affected areas and give them the option to change their travel plans. Thomson and First Choice evacuated all their customers from Kenya “as a precaution” and took the decision to suspend all flights to Mombasa until at least November.

Turkey strong enough to help both Soma and Somalia, PM Erdoğan says

19 May- Source: hurriyetdailynews- 549 words

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has displayed defiance in his first public address, days after he and his inner circle hit a raw nerve during a visit to the scene of a disastrous coal mine accident, the county’s worst ever industrial accident.

“What have they said from the beginning? They said ‘The boss is pro-AK Party.’ [the ruling Justice and Development Party or AKP]. I saw him for the first time there on that day,” Erdoğan said, referring to Alp Gürkan, chairman of Soma Holding.

Erdoğan said Turkey is powerful enough to help both Soma and Somalia, responding to criticism that his government had failed to provide timely help to the disaster-struck Soma, despite promoting its assistance to Africa as a great success.

“There have been ruthless and non-conscientious statements saying ‘Leave Somalia, look at Soma.’ I will not put stress on these criticisms while our grievances are fresh and our hearts are still bleeding, but I have to say this one thing: With God’s permission and our nation’s support, we have reached out to Soma. We have healed wounds there at once, we have been healing and we will continue to help them heal. However, now, we are also a country capable of reaching out to Somalia, too.”

Suspected al Shabaab militants kill at least 12 in northern Kenya ambush

19 May- Source: Reuters- 390 words

Suspected Somali al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 people in an ambush in northern Kenya on Monday, a day after Kenyan jets pounded the Islamists’ bases over the border, disaster and police officials said.

The east African nation, which sent its troops into Somalia in October 2011 to pursue the militants, has suffered a string of gun, bomb and grenade attacks that it blames on al Shabaab, including an attack in the capital Nairobi on Friday. Britain, the United States and other Western governments have warned holidaymakers against visiting Kenya.

SOCIAL MEDIA

CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS

“Investing in youth rather than treating them as suspects produces clearly different outcomes. One fights insecurity and terrorism by improving lives and the other fosters suspicion and alienates Kenyan youth. We fundamentally need to change the way we think of our young men: They are potential innovators and job creators, not criminals and terrorists.”

Investing in, not arresting Kenyan youth

19 May- Source: Al Jazeera English-752 Words

On May 15, 10 people were killed and 70 injured when two blasts hit a popular market in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. This occurred only a few hours after a massive public outcry over a directive by the Inspector General of police for all window tinting to be removed from vehicles. The matatu (taxi) that had the explosives was not tinted.

In another of the many recent attacks, two police officers and two other men were killed when a car bomb exploded in a police station in Nairobi in late April. Just days before, more than 3,000 people had been arrested and held in a make-shift camp at a stadium in Nairobi. Human rights groups reported that men, women and children were held in terrible conditions, with women denied sanitary pads and one woman even giving birth while being detained in the stadium.

About a month before, explosive devices in two eateries in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood killed six people and wounded another 25. As we’ve come to expect, the next morning police rounded up at least 900 people for questioning only to release most the next day without pressing any charges. And the raids affect all walks of life. These sweeping arrests even caught a high level Somali diplomat, violating long-established norms of diplomatic immunity. Somalia has since recalled its ambassador in Nairobi in protest.

“This is not a happy analysis for the Somali people. If correct, it means there is no pain-free solution to al Shabaab, no way to push the costs onto someone else. Somalis may not want to shoulder the burden of dealing with al Shabaab, and they may feel that it is unfair that they have to bear that load when they were not entirely responsible for al Shabaab’s ascent. That may be. But I cannot see any other way this will end unless the solution comes from the Somali people themselves. Somalis are already bearing heavy and rapidly mounting costs thanks to al Shabaab, a group which seems remarkably indifferent to that fact. For Somalis, the costs of inaction are rising faster than the expected costs of addressing the al Shabaab problem.”

Somali solutions for Somali problems: Can Somalis handle al Shabaab themselves?

19 May- Source: Ken Menkhaus Blog-1968 Words

In the Somali media and blogosphere, it is hard to come by anything approaching a consensus. But on two current issues – the Kenyan government’s crackdown on Somalis in Nairobi, and the desirability of AMISOM peacekeeping troops in Somalia – there seems to be a coalescing of views. On the Kenyan security crackdown, Somalis have been virtually unanimous in their criticism and outrage, and justifiably so.

On AMISOM and the role of armed interventions of neighboring states in Somalia, views are still somewhat divided, but if I am reading Somali opinions on the web correctly, I sense that more and more Somali opinion-shapers openly agree that the presence of troops from regional neighbors is unwanted and counter-productive. This latter position was most recently articulated in a widely circulated Al-Jazeera op-ed by Ambassador Abukar Armen entitled “Somalia: African Solutions for African Problems?” At the end of the piece, he argues that Ethiopian and Kenyan policies are more to blame for “setting the Horn on fire” than is al Shabaab.

For the sake of argument, let’s assume that Ambassador Armen’s sentiments reflect the views of a sizable majority of Somalis (I haven’t seen many dissenting views on the web, so I think this is a reasonable assumption). If AMISOM is unwelcome, and is viewed by Somalis as part of the problem rather than part of the solution, then perhaps we need to consider alternatives. What would “Somali solutions for Somali problems” look like?

“So far, the Kenyan government has had few answers to the mounting threat, other than an indiscriminate crackdown on the Somali community and a bizarre neighbourhood watch-type initiative (“Nyumba Kumi”). Without a radical rethinking of counter-terrorism policy in the near future, Kenya risks further erosion of state control and lasting damage to its economic prospects.”

Al Shabaab’s New Face in Kenya?

19 May- Source: Jay Bahadur Blog-621 Words

With the notable exception of Westgate, terrorism incidents in Kenya have largely consisted of lobbed grenades and makeshift IEDs. The perpetrators have tended to be sympathetic to al Shabaab’s ideology but unlikely to have direct ties to the group.

But there are signs that al Shabaab top brass are beginning to take a more active role in Kenya, where the security climate has rapidly deteriorated over the past year despite the East African country receiving vast intelligence support from American, British and Israeli spy agencies.

In a 23 April suicide attack, two militants detonated a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) at a police station in the Nairobi neighbourhood of Pangani, killing two police officers as well as the attackers. Many believe that the station was not the intended target, but that the bombers had been on their way to another site – perhaps a nightclub – when they were pulled over for driving on the wrong side of the road. The blast was atypically powerful, and it is possible that the secondary bomber was wearing a suicide belt to augment the main explosives contained in the vehicle’s boot.

“Mobile money platform Zaad is booming in Somaliland, but there is concern its reliance on the dollar is damaging the economy.”

Somaliland has embraced mobile money – but at what price?

19 May- Source: The Guardian Blog-744 Words

Grasping his mobile phone, Abdirizak Yussuf Mahmoud prowls the Mohamud Haybe livestock market outside Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. A camel catches his eye and the bargaining begins. He shakes the hand of the trader, haggling in a silent code. Pinching an index finger adds 1,000 dollars to the price; grabbing a hand means 5,000 more.

Once agreement is reached, the handshake is broken. A quick chat confirms the details, before the sale is completed by mobile phone. No cash changes hands, no papers are signed. Instead, Yussuf Mahmoud types into his handset, the seller’s phone chirps, and the deal is done. Such scenes are commonplace in Somaliland, where innovation and technology are filling the void left by the absence of international commercial banks and formal banking infrastructure.

In the past, a purchase like Yussuf Mahmoud’s would have required a signed letter authorising the withdrawal of cash from one of Hargeisa’s many money transfer operators. Now the favoured transaction mechanism is Zaad, a pioneering mobile money platform inspired by Kenya’s M-Pesa service.

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Image of the day Somali Prime Minister Abdweli Sheikh Ahmed receives Somali youth athletes who will attend the 2nd African Youth Games in Gaborone of Botswana on 22-31 May 2014. Photo: @SomaliPM