Kenya has made a bold move in joining global coalition against Islamic State.
Kenya has joined grouping of countries collaborating against terror merchants Isis, despite government officials criticising what they termed a “pattern” of travel advisories when terror hit the country.
On Tuesday, the country was formally accepted into the Global Coalition against ISIS (also known as Isil, Islamic State, or Daesh). The move is aimed at benefit from intelligence sharing and systems the countries use to tame financial flows to the terror group.
The coalition comprises 79 countries worldwide.
The union includes the US and UK and seeks to join forces in dismantling networks of Isis and destabilizing its networks. This fight includes preventing the flow of foreign terrorist fighters across borders; supporting stabilisation and the restoration of essential public services to areas liberated from Daesh; and countering the group’s propaganda.
“When you look at the profile of the 79 members, there are many countries here who have suffered the brunt of terrorism as we have. “They understand our pain. Here we can speak a language we are all very familiar with, even if in diverse dialects,” said Namwamba.
Mr Namwamba added that Kenya was motivated to join the coalition so that it would be strategically placed to air some grievances that result from frequent terror attacks from Al-Shabaab, which pledged allegiance to ISIS.
He however expressed dissatisfaction with travel advisories issued against Kenya in the wake of attacks.
