Groundbreaking work for the proposed wall between Kenya and Somalia has begun in Kiunga, Lamu County, under heavy police and military guard amid alleged protests by the Somali government.
The National Youth Service (NYS) Wednesday started digging a trench that will provide a foundation for the wall at a section where Kenya’s border with Somalia meets the Indian Ocean.
The section overlooks uninhabited islands suspected to be a hide-out for Al-Shabaab militants and also believed to provide a safe passage for smugglers.
