Somalia ex-Ambassador to Kenya denied entry into central town
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- Posted On 16-08-2015, 01:40PM
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia, August 16, 2015 (Garowe Online)-Security forces reportedly denied former Somali Ambassador to neighboring Kenya, Mohamed Ali America entry into Hiran regional capital of Beledweyne of central Somalia, Garowe Online reports.
Soldiers manning entrance checkpoint in the north turned away his car, forcing him to turn back to a nearby Mataban town that is controlled by moderate Islamists, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamea.
Hiran Governor, Abdifatah Hassan Afrah is said to have issued the order to bar America from entering Beledweyne. Afrah is in Mogadishu, sources confirmed.
Credible sources tell Garowe Online that former Somalia Ambassador to Kenya is weighing to run for the presidency of new federal state consisting of Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions.
On Sunday, America posted that he safely arrived back in Mogadishu on his facebook handle.
He has paid visits to Jubaland, Southwest State and Puntland over the last two weeks.
GAROWE ONLINE
