Kenya Dispatches Somali Elders for Talks on the Liberation of Kidnapped Leaders Near Border
Nairobi (AX) – In a move demonstrating both urgency and tradition, the Kenyan government is gearing up to dispatch a group of Somali elders. Their mission? To negotiate the release of five local chiefs, who vanished on Monday near the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera County. The abductions have sparked a sober realization—the intricate dance between diplomacy and danger that governs this troubled region.
Why involve elders, you might wonder? They possess the nuanced understanding of local customs, an essential element for…