![]() ![]() Odinga said Kenya went to fight in Somalia because militants were already attacking Kenya. There are now investigations into both the effectiveness and behavior of Kenyan security forces.Īl-Shabab has targeted Kenya in retaliation for Kenyan troops fighting the group in its home base in Somalia. "Kenyans have said we really don’t need aid, we need more trade and investment in our country."Īt least 67 people died in the attack on the Westgate Mall, which lasted over three days. “We have pleaded and appealed to our friends not to scare off their citizens from coming to Kenya, because then you're hurting the victim, rather than the culprit," Odinga told Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson. "We don’t think Kenya is less safe today than Israel or Egypt.” Tourism, a key industry for Kenya, has declined sharply since the September attack by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab on a high-end mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. ![]() should lift travel advisories to help his country as it battles terrorists. (Robin Lubbock/Here & Now)įormer Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga says Kenya's allies like the U.S. Raila Odinga, former prime minister of Kenya, at Here & Now studios. ![]()
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