Kenya: Views On Somalia Annexation Have Been Misinterpreted

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Donald B. Kipkorir Nairobi When I called for Somali's division last week, I expected the vitriolic reaction I have received from the war-weary country's refugees in the US, Britain, Denmark, Eritrea and Mogadishu. But what shocked me most was the reaction of Somalis with passports of Kenya, America, the UK, Denmark and Canada. Websites and blogs have been set up that have deliberately misinterpreted my views on Somalia's annexation. My article was not based on religious considerations -- far from it. I stand by my position that Southern Sudan is our strategic ally and not the Khartoum government. The Khartoum administration has aligned itself with the Middle East Arab countries, whose world view is different from Kenya's. Somalis who have reacted angrily to my thoughts have the mistaken view... [read full story]                    

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