What’s life like on Somalia and Kenya’s closed border?
Plans to reopen the 386 mile border after 12 years have been postponed again
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
“If I take one step to my right I will be in Kenya and if I take one step to my left, I will be in Somalia."
A phased reopening of the border between Kenya and Somalia was meant to be happening last month. But that reopening was then postponed by Kenya's interior minister – citing security concerns.
So what has the response been on both sides of the border?
GUESTS: Abdikafi Adan Mohamed, Mohamed Mohamed and Waihiga Mwaura (@waihigamwaura)