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Kenya allegedly hosts Al-Shabab figures amid deadly cross-border attacks

2026-11-12

[ShabelleMedia] Kenya is allegedly hosting senior al-Shabaab

... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
figures, including Abdiaziz Hassan Mohammed Laftagareen and his associates, in Nairobi, even as the al Qaeda-linked group continues to carry out deadly attacks against Kenyan citizens and security forces.

The allegations have drawn renewed attention after the group killed seven people, including police reservists and construction workers, in an ambush in Mandera County on Tuesday.

Questions remain over how Kenyans will respond to the continued bloodshed on their own soil, as Laftagareen’s presence has drawn attention amid the cross-border attacks.

Somalia’s federal government has placed Laftagareen and members of his circle on a terrorism-related sanctions list over suspected links to al-Shabaab and alleged terrorist financing.

Somali authorities have also accused militias loyal to him of coordinating with al-Shabaab fighters in repeated suicide kabooms and ground attacks against federal and South West State forces in the Bay region.

Laftagareen is now in Nairobi, allegedly leading his militias from Kenya with al-Shabaab’s backing, despite the allegations levelled against him and his associates by Mogadishu.

His presence has raised questions about Kenya’s decision to host him while the same bully boy group continues to attack its citizens and security forces.

The situation has fuelled questions over whether Kenya is taking seriously the security threat posed by individuals accused of cooperating with al-Shabaab, as its own citizens continue to bear the consequences of the group’s attacks.

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