“The idea of a wall is actually to ensure that you channel anybody who is coming in through restricted entry points,” he pointed out. “If you come across the wall, it will not be as easy if there was no wall.”
He said police should strive to ensure there is no entry of illegal firearms from the war torn Somalia “to make the Al-Shabaab cells within the country inactive.”
For the wall to be effective, he said Kenya Defence Forces must be deployed in strategic points to ensure maximum surveillance.
Abdullaih said the country needs to have an exit plan for its army in Somalia because the consistent terror attacks in the country were as a result of the Kenya Defence Forces being in Kismayu port, the militia’s lifeline.
In this case, he said other AMISOM forces should take charge of the port which was serving as both as an operational base and a major source of finances for the terror group.
“Why are we not hearing them (Al-Shabaab) call for removal of Ugandan or Ethiopian forces in Somalia?” he posed. “It simply because of Kismayu…the port should never be left without proper security even if Kenyan forces were to leave Somalia.”
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and allied Somali fighters took control of the harbour in the southern Somali port city of Kismayu on October 2, 2012.
The port was the de facto capital of the Al-Qaeda linked Shabaab insurgents for over a year.
The Shabaab used Kismayu as an export hub for the illegal charcoal trade, and its loss was a major blow to the fighters.
Among measures taken by the Government include proposal to close the Dadaab refugee camp which host 600,000 refugees.
Already a tripartite commission on the relocation was on Tuesday launched to ensure the refugees return safely and access to basic needs back in Somalia.
“All refugees in Dadaab want to return voluntarily and they want to be able to have access to basic services when they return and they want to have security when they return. This is what is being worked on and this is what we owe to them -finding durable solutions for refugees,” UNHCR said on Wednesday.
The repatriation plan for Somali refugees started in November 2013 when Kenya, Somalia and UNHCR signed a tripartite agreement.
The three parties agreed that return of refugees to Somalia would be voluntary.
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