By Abdulkadir Suleiman August 2011 On October 17, 2011 Kenya’s Foreign Minister, Moses Wetangula, officially confirmed that Kenyan army crossed the Somali border to pursue al-shabab fighters who have allegedly conducted a series of foreign kidnappings inside Kenyan territory despite the group having repeatedly denying involvement in the crime. However, the minister’s announcement had not only come a day after his army had already arrived at the town of Tabda which is about 120 kilometers east of Kenyan border but, astonishingly, it also came two days after Kenya officials flew to Mogadishu to legitimately seek the consent of the Somali government. In addition, neither the Somali nor Kenyan Parliament has validated the act prior to its implementation. Thus it would likely provoke legal and political discourse. Despite Kenya codenaming its actions as “Operation Protect the Nation”-a plan meant to secure its borders and act as self-defense against the wicked crimes suppose
