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| Kenyan has refused to say how many troops were killed (Image credits: Reuters) |
At least three African
leaders are due to attend an inter-faith memorial in the Kenyan town of Eldoret
for Kenyan soldiers killed by militant Islamist group al-Shabab in
Somalia.
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
Nigeria's
President Muhammadu Buhari and Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud will join
Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta at the memorial at a barracks near Eldoret
town, from where many of the soldiers came.
The
decision of Mr Buhari and Mr Mohamoud to attend is seen as a sign of
solidarity with Kenya, as it finds itself under increasing threat from
militants.
Al-Shabab
says it killed about 100 Kenyan soldiers in a 15 January assault on a
military base in el-Ade, which is in the south-western region of Gedo.
Kenya's
military has refused to divulge casualty figures.
If
the al-Shabab number is confirmed, it will be the deadliest assault on
Kenyan soldiers since they crossed into Somalia in 2011.
Kenya has about 4,000
troops in the 22,000-strong African Union force battling the militants in
the neighbouring state.
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