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President Kibaki of Kenya was quoted as saying:   

The transitional federal government of Somalia continues to require sustainable international assistance and support to enable it to carry out its mandate of post conflict reconstruction…..   

Mr. Kibaki went on by saying:. 

In the search for durable peace in the region, IGAD member states have urged the United Nations to lift the arms embargo on Somalia. Likewise, we have emphasized the importance of implementation of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs. 

Well, what Mr. Kibati failed to say is the fact that it was IGADs officials who ignorantly thought that the UN Arms Embargo on Somalia prohibits the deployment of peace-keeping forces from the Arab or African states into Somalia. Indeed, one could reasonably argue that the UN Security Council resolution (733) regarding the Arms Embargo justifies the deployment of the peace-keeping forces into Somalia! Indeed, the resolution states that it “Calls upon all States and international organizations to contribute to the efforts of humanitarian assistance to the population in Somalia”. It goes without saying that the intention of the peace-keepers is to “contribute to the efforts of humanitarian assistance to the population in Somalia”. In short, President Kibaki is either being mislead by his legal advisers or he is just walking in the dark. Either way, I do not believe the President knows what he is talking!

Click here for the full dispatch by the Chinese News Agency; Xinhuanet.

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