October 10, 2008 - Kenya is set to begin training Somali troops numbering in the thousands. Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula told African ambassadors meeting in Nairobi, Kenya that the training of the military, paramilitary and police officers will be carried out according to local training programmes. The government is keen to see the Somali government stand on its two feet, but insists that the recruitment of the trainees will have to be done fairly across Somalia. Kenya is backing an international initiative to strengthen the Somali government. It will train thousands of mainly combatant paramilitary troops at facilities like this one where armed officer cadets were commissioned as officers in the presence of President Mwai Kibaki today. Minister Wetangular did not give any further details on the matter, including just who will fund the training bill. (from Shabelle Media Network)

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