In a brief operation on the outskirts of Dhobley town, AMISOM and
Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) forces rescued two Kenyan nationals
who were kidnapped by the terror group Al Shabaab in 2011.
James Kiarie Gichoi, working for aid agency Care International was
kidnapped near the Dadaab refugee camp, while Daniel Njuguna Wanyoike, a
driver’s helper employed by Shibli Enterprises Ltd, a company
contracted by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to transport medical
supplies from Nairobi to Marerey, was kidnapped in Afmadow.
The two are currently receiving treatment at the AMISOM Level II
hospital in Dhobley before further repatriation to Nairobi, Kenya.
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission to Somalia (SRCC) Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif
congratulated the Kenya Defence Forces on the rescue.
“Our mandate requires us to create a safe haven for aid agencies to
carry out their operations and we are committed to ensuring the
protection of aid workers as they deliver essential services to the
Somali population,” he said.
AMISOM forces are currently engaged alongside the Somali National
Army (SNA) in an offensive to capture Al Shabaab’s last strongholds. So
far, ten strategic towns have been liberated.
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