A Kenyan minister attended the inauguration ceremony held for the President of the regional state of Puntland.
Aden Duale, the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Defense, attended the ceremony in Garowe on Thursday, January 25.
Duale traveled to Garowe, the administrative capital of Puntland, for the swearing-in ceremony of President Said Abdullahi Deni.
President Deni was elected earlier this month to his second term in office.
While addressing the guests at the ceremony, Duale assured the public that Kenya remains fully supportive of Somalia and its leadership.
He added that Kenya remains fully behind Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.