Mogadishu 10, Feb.07 ( Sh.M.Network) -Authorities in Baled Hawo, Gedo provincial town near the Kenyan border, have asked the Kenyan government to reopen its border along with Somalia. The local administration in Baled Hawo requested Kenyan border security guards in Mandhere to reopen the border, which was sealed by Kenyan government early last December after authorities in Kenya feared that the SomaliaÂ’s routed Islamists could cross the border.
Baled Hawo administration say there are no dangers in the area currently, urging Kenya to allow residents in Gedo province and those in Mandhera to do their business as usual, and cross the border between the nations.
| And they have to get the qat trade restarted. |
Since Kenya announced it sealed its border with Somalia, trade between the two sides halted, sparking more cargo trucks from Somalia to be held up in Baled Hawo. |