The attempts to make the country immune to terror attack have always received numerous suggestion.
But after consultation meeting the country settled on building of Kenya-Somali border wall.
The border fence was birthed on January 30, 2015, following the approval by the National Security Advisory Committee. Later, the Executive visited the US-Mexico; Israel- Syria; India- Pakistan borders for lessons.
The Kenya-Somalia border extends from Mandera to Lamu with official crossing points at Mandera, Elwak, Liboi and Ishakani.
ODM legislature has rubbished the building of the wall which is even being put in the light for misuse of tax payers money.
Minority leader John Mbadi (Suba South MP) asked, “As much as putting up a wall was looking flashy, where has it succeeded in the whole world? Even the Gaza strip has not brought peace. Why not think of intelligent ways of dealing with al Shabaab?”
“This idea is waste of public resources. If it is true that only 10km has been done, that alone is a clear demonstration that the project has no value for money,” Mbadi said.
Infiltration by al Shabaab operatives and criminal gangs blamed for the proliferation of small arms, kidnappings, raids on security posts, youth recruitment, and radicalisation informed the idea of constructing the barrier.