All Eyes on Ruto as Kenya is Picked to Join War Against Houthi Rebels in Yemen: The United States and European Union Have Chosen Kenya to join Seychelles to deal with this rebels along the Indian Ocean.
This is after a number of countries raised alarm over threats posed by Houthis rebels in Yemen and Somalia-based pirates.
Spanish ambassador to Kenya, Christina Diaz underscored that the attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels are a major reasoned of concern
Sharing the same sentiments was the Italian ambassador to Kenya Roberto Natali who reaffirmed that the Houthi rebels have staged numerous attacks in the past three months, resulting in the rerouting of vessels along the Indian Ocean to a longer route through the Cape.
The Ambassador stated, “Seychelles has played a key role in handling suspects arrested in the waters and now Kenya will be another country which EU has entered a legal agreement with to allow for the trial of suspected pirates arrested by warships,”
Houthi rebels have caused devastating chaos in Yemen by seizing the northern part of the country, launching over 30 attacks on ships operating the Red Sea.
This has led to a ripple effect in the form of a surge in the prices of agricultural produce and basic commodities.
“EU Navfor Somalia managed to suppress piracy in its previous years but with the current operation Atlanta, the forces will work with different governments to address emerging piracy and the illegal group at the Suez Canal,” the ambassador stated.