“My son told me that he wanted us to meet his future in-laws for bride price negotiations that would culminate into a wedding in August. The officers were traveling from the Baure Camp in a Land Cruiser to the Kenya-Somali border where a security wall is being constructed. Baure and Sang’uri near the Somali border are believed to be some of the most insecure areas inside the Boni forest where soldiers suspect has landmines planted by those opposed to the border wall under construction. Kenya and Somali border has remained porous, making it easy for Islamist militants to launch terror attacks in the country. The wall is being erected along sections of border near the Coast, and that it will keep out illegal immigrants from Somalia, including Al Shabaab militia.

Source: Standard Digital May 22, 2021 21:00 UTC