Kenya-Somalia border posts to remain closed as Atmis drawdown winds down

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Kenya’s Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo addresses journalists at Sarova Panafric Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on March 4, 2024. PHOTO | BILLY OGADA | NMG

Kenya will not reopen its border posts with Somalia anytime soon because of the security implications of doing so at a time when the African Union peacekeeping mission in the neighbouring country is winding down. 

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo told Nation.Africa in an interview that the move was informed by the need to secure the country at all entry and exit points.