The 200km wall will be built at the Mandera border point to separate it from the Somali town of Bula Hawo
Kenya this week will begin construction of a stone wall on part of its border with neighboring Somalia to prevent possible attacks by the Al-Shabaab militant group.
"The decision to construct the wall comes after consultation with the local Mandera government following calls by residents to improve security along the border," Internal Security Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery told The Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.
"We begin this week," he said.
The 200km wall will be built at the Mandera border point to separate it from the Somali town of Bula Hawo.
Bula Hawo is less than 1km away from Mandera, which has been the most hard-hit by attacks blamed on Al-Shabaab, whose training camps are reportedly less than 70km from Mandera.
The county government has put the number of those killed in the last month at 90.
"Insecurity in Mandera is a result of the uncontrolled entry of people from Bula Hawo," Nkaissery insisted. "The wall will regulate the flow from Bula Hawo."
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