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Kenya accuses Eritea of arming Somali militants
Kenya’s foreign minister summoned Eritrea’s ambassador on Friday and “raised concern” over the possibility that planes from Eritrea are supplying weapons to Somali militants whom Kenyan forces are battling in southern Somalia.
Moses Wetangula said if that is the case, Kenya has “a series of options” to deal with the situation. He did not say what those options include.
“I raised concern about intelligence that we have and information available that there is a possibility that arms supplies are flowing from his country to al-Shabaab,” Wetangula said.
“Make no mistake, Kenya will do everything possible to make sure, one, that if it’s in our capacity, supplies to al-Shabaab must be stopped,” he said.
Eritrea denied this week that it is arming fighters in Somalia, and Eritrea’s foreign minister is expected in Kenya shortly.
Kenya has said it believes three planes flew into southern Somalia over the last week with weapons meant for al-Shabaab fighters. The military spokesman said Thursday that the military would shoot down or bomb on the ground any unidentified planes it believes to be supplying the al-Qaida linked militants.
