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Kenya Ends 15-Year Somalia Border Closure — A Calculated Bet on Security and Trade

koaphotography / April 2, 2026

President William Ruto is set to reopen Kenya’s 680-kilometre border with Somalia this month — ending a fifteen-year closure — in a move that blends domestic political calculation with a genuine strategic bet on regional stabilisation and EAC integration.