NAIROBI- Kenya’s Chief of the Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi has on Wednesday hosted the Commander of Somalia National Armed Forces Brigadier General Odawa Yusuf Rage.
The Somali Army Chief had paid a courtesy call to Gen. Kibochi at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi.
Brigadier General Odawa inspected a half Guard of Honour mounted on his honour by the Kenya Army forces before he held a meeting with his Kenyan counterpart.
The two Army commanders discussed issues of mutual interest pertinent to the two countries and explored viable areas of cooperation and partnerships on security matters.
Among those who were present in the meeting include Vice Chief of the Defence Forces Lieutenant General Francis Ogolla, Commander Kenya Army Lieutenant General Peter Njiiru, General Officers and Senior Officers at the Defence Headquarters.
#Kenya’s Chief of the Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi has today hosted the Commander of #Somalia National Armed Forces Brigadier General Odawa Yusuf Rage who paid him a courtesy call at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi.https://t.co/1hJGfCDUef pic.twitter.com/MCBPR4wZXd
— Frontier Online (@FrontierOnlineK) March 15, 2023
Kenya is a major troop contributing country to Somalia and Kenya Defence Forces ( KDF) have helped liberate strategic towns in the Horn of Africa Nation from the grips of Al-Shabab militants.
Kenya is set to begin dispatching more troops to Somalia in the coming days following a meeting in Mogadishu between the leaders of the Frontline countries in a new front aimed at scaling up the ongoing Federal government of Somalia efforts to eradicating the Al-qaeda affiliate group from the country.
