ICC Note: Kenya is taking new measurements to keep Al-Shabaab militants out of their territory along the Somalia border. The Mandera Country Governor is looking to expedite the project since many of the militants that enter Kenya do it through their border. Residents in the Mandera community, especially Christian members, have been victims of the brutal attacks carried out by the terrorist group in the name of Islam. On October 25^th, 2016, at least 12 people were killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab when they were targeting Christians. Unfortunately, Christians continue to be the main target of this terrorist group for living in what they consider a “Muslim” territory.

12/20/2016, Kenya (Defense News) – The Kenya Defence Force (KDF) says it has constructed the first 3 kilometers of a security fence along the north-eastern border with Somalia, which is aimed at preventing the infiltration of al-Shabab militants who have staged several mass-casualty attacks inside Kenya in the past four years. According to Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery, the border wall will cover the entire 700-kilometer border with Somalia, which runs through the northeastern county of Mandera to the Indian Ocean coast. Initially planned as a concrete barrier fitted with surveillance equipment and observation posts in 2015, the project has since been changed to a security fence of concrete poles linked through barbed wire and secured by electric fence and razor wire. … [Full Story]