Kismayo is located in Southern Somalia and is the capital city of Jubaland State. “Jubaland borders Kenya, if you secure it you are also keeping Kenya safe,” says Lieutenant Colonel Kishoyian.

The only tarmacked road in Kismayo is riddled with potholes, making a drive into the city mostly bumpy. Besides the donkey carts ferrying firewood and an occasional lorry, the road, away from the ...