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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Saturday vowed to forge ahead with anti-terrorism measures to ensure that the country is secure.

In a statement issued in response to the death of Ahmed Abdi Godane, leader and co-founder of Al Shabaab, in Somalia early this week, Kenyatta thanked the US for killing Godane in a military operation in Somalia, Xinhua reported.

He said the US State Department has now confirmed that its operation led to the death of Godane who was responsible for the attack on Westgate mall in Kenya’s capital Nairobi last year in which a large number of civilians were killed or injured.

“His (Godane) death is a stark reminder that those who live by the sword shall perish by the sword,” Kenyatta said.

The Kenyan leader’s statement came a day after Washington confirmed the death of Godane.

Washington also called the death of Godane “a major symbolic and operational loss” for Al Qaeda’s largest and deadliest affiliate in Africa.

US drones struck inside Somalia Monday night in an effort to kill Godane, but American intelligence was not able to immediately confirm whether the operation was a success. The confirmation came Friday in a statement from the Pentagon.

 

 

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