(Sh.M.Network) - Foreign Affairs minister Mr Raphael Tuju has issued a terse statement warning Somali leaders opposed to peace efforts in the Horn of Africa country would be expelled from Kenya. TujuÂ’s statement comes after five Somalia MPs were arrested on Friday and detained after they addressed a press conference in which they asked for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from their country. "The Kenyan Government will not standby and watch as efforts to bring peace to Somalia are undermined by a group of self-seekers calling themselves leaders, operate from the comfort and safety of luxurious hotels in Nairobi," said Tuju.The minister said the Government would not allow its territory to be used by people who abuse the hospitality given to them and who are bent on promoting selfish interests. The Government, he said, would not hesitate to take decisive and punitive action against those who subvert peace efforts. He said measures that could be taken against them include expulsion. He said the MPs were issuing hostile statements to the media even when a meeting was being held in Nairobi to restore order in their country.
Tuju reiterated that there was a new momentum to restore peace and stability in Somalia and the efforts should not be "held hostage by any single interest or side issues being propagated by a few Somali leaders".