Kibaki to attend London Conference on Somalia

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki is Tuesday scheduled to make a three-day official visit to the UK to attend the London Conference on Somalia.

The plane carrying President Kibaki and his delegation will depart from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly after 10pm East Africa Time.

President Kibaki will update world leaders on the situation in Somalia and Kenya’s and the regions vision for a peaceful country.

Kenya has in the past brokered peace deals for Somalia. This culminated in the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).

President Kibaki will also highlight the progress that has been made following the Operation Linda Nchi that the Kenya Defence Forces have undertaken to defend Kenya’s territory and also supplement the efforts of the TFG forces and those of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) in dealing with the destabilising forces of the Al-Shabaab.

The conference is expected to agree on sustainable funding for Amisom, and support for Somali security and justice sectors.

The international community will also deliberate with the Somalia leaders on a political system to succeed the transitional institutions in Mogadishu.