President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Road Infrastructure Development
Stakeholders Conference at Kenyatta International Convention Centre on
July 30, 2014. PHOTO | PSCU
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the
international community is not doing enough to support Kenya in the
fight against terrorism.
In an interview with CNN in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Mr Kenyatta said terrorism is not country-specific but a global problem.
“The
world needs to recognise the fact that this is a global threat which
requires to be countered by a global partnership in order to defeat and
secure, not just Kenya, but the world,” he told Richard Quest, the host
of a popular show "Quest Means Business."
“We recognise that security is key in ensuring long-term stability and investment,” said President Kenyatta.
He noted that when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the whole world rallied behind the country.
“This is what we would like to see in the East Africa,” he said.
TRAVEL ADVISORIES HURTING
Asked
whether Kenya felt “a bit alone” in the war on terror, President
Kenyatta said Kenyan forces were in Somalia together with troops from
other African nations but added: “We would like to see the world rally
behind us and fully support our mission in Somalia so that our forces
can expand their operations and reduce the area of Al-Shabaab’s
operation.”
He said travel advisories issued by some countries against Kenya were not only hurting the country but the whole world.
“They don’t help in defeating these terrorists. If anything, they encourage and strengthen them,” he said.
In
the recent past, a number of Western nations, including the United
States and the United Kingdom, have issued travel advisories to their
citizens, citing insecurity in Kenya.
“We feel that the world is not doing enough to support us,” said President Kenyatta.
President Kenyatta is in the US for the US-Africa summit hosted by Barack Obama.
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