Kenya’s Minister of Defense visited the Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) troops serving as part of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
Aden Duale was in Somalia on Sunday.
He received briefing on the prevailing security situation in the regional state of Jubbaland where the KDF troops are based.
His visit comes at a time when ATMIS is scheduled to proceed with the drawdown of its troops in Somalia.
Duale said that he was in Kismayo to celebrate the New Year festivities with the Kenyan forces.