Kenya’s Raila Odinga pledges to reopen Kenya- Somalia border as he campaigns in Northern Kenya

Kenya’s former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Raila Odinga together with his running mate Martha Karua, have promised that they will reopen the Kenya-Somalia border to enable business flow between the two countries.

During their campaign tour of North Eastern Kenya, Mr Odinga said the border between Kenya and Somalia shall be reopened to allow free flow of goods and people.

“We shall put in place all that is required to ensure operations at this border resume so that we can freely interact with our Somalia brothers,” he said.

Mr Odinga promised to ensure security improves in Mandera and in North Eastern at large. He added that his government will focus on infrastructure improvement in the region to open it up.

Raila Odinga cited the current construction of the Horn of Africa getaway project that cuts through Isiolo and Wajir, ending up in Mandera through Elwak town.

“We shall ensure the infrastructure project is completed within next year so that from Mandera you can get to Niarobi with ease,” he said.

For Mandera, Mr Odinga said his government will construct the Mandera-Takaba-Moyale Road to ease the cost of doing business

He promised to ensure the counties of Mandera, Wajir and Garissa get clean and sustainable water sources by drilling boreholes.

“We shall ensure we have sufficient clean water from the river passing through Mandera into Somalia,” Mr Odinga said.