Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula Friday issued a stern stand that Kenya will not take a soft line over the declining Somalia crisis.
Wetangula's position follows Thursday's fatal suicide attack on Somalia's Internal Security minister Colonel Omar Hashi Aden and 29 others among them Somali diplomats.
Somali Police Commissioner and the ambassador to Ethiopia have also been felled by the Al Shaabab militia.
"We are concerned with the unfolding events in Somalia that endanger peace and stability of the region. We will not sit by and watch the situation in Somalia deteriorate beyond where we have a duty" added Wetangula
Addressing a news conference in his Nairobi office on Friday, Wetang'ula said the meeting followed the security threats to Kenya's strategic interests.
The minister assured Kenyans that the government will secure strategic interests between the two countries.
Wetangula said several countries had pledged funds to support the Somalia government.
He commended Italy for being the first to pledge the highest amount of money amounting to four million euros and called upon the International Community to give their assistance.
The Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdi Rashid who was accompanied by five ministers applauded Kenya for showing solidarity and assured the International Community that the rebel groups will not stop the government's peace initiatives.
The Al-Shaabab militia has also made threats against Kenya demanding the withdrwal of the army from the borders.
The African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD, the League of Arab States, the United Nations and the European Union have condemned the killings and pledged "firm support" for the Transitional Federal Government. I
In a joint statement the foreign missions called on the international community to put its firm support behind Somalia's legal and legitimate Government.
Source: KBC
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