Uhuru Kenyatta: KDF will stay in Somalia until job is done

Kenya Defence Forces patrol the streets of Fafadun township, an important trading town as it lies on the main road to Kismayu during the vicious battle to reach Kismayu Port. Questions are being asked now if Kenya government shouldn't provide a road map for its presence in the war-tattered nation in the horn of Africa. Analysts are saying KDF troops cannot remain indefeinately in Somalia s it is hurtingKenya's interests. PHOTO:GEORGE MULALA

NAIROBI, KENYA: Two years after Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) crossed the border in pursuit of members of Al Shabaab terror cell, Kenyans have begun asking whether it is prudent to continue keeping our military in Somalia, particularly considering the rising wave of terrorism in the country.

The debate was given momentum by Opposition leader Raila Odinga's call for withdrawal of KDF because of the recent terror attacks against Kenya linked to Al Shabaab.