Main content

What’s life like on Somalia and Kenya’s closed border?

Plans to reopen the 386 mile border after 12 years have been postponed again

“If I take one step to my right I will be in Kenya and if I take one step to my left, I will be in Somalia."

A phased reopening of the border between Kenya and Somalia was meant to be happening last month. But that reopening was then postponed by Kenya's interior minister – citing security concerns.

So what has the response been on both sides of the border?

GUESTS: Abdikafi Adan Mohamed, Mohamed Mohamed and Waihiga Mwaura (@waihigamwaura)

Release date:

Available now

19 minutes

Podcast