Faction leaders arrive in Nairobi

A group of Somali opposition faction leaders arrived in Nairobi on Wednesday, including Mogadishu-based Usman Ato and Muse Sudi Yalahow. General Muhammad Sa’id Hirsi Morgan and General Adan Abdullah Nur, both of the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), were also in Nairobi, a Kenyan diplomatic source told IRIN. The faction leaders are expected to meet with Kenyan government officials, the source said. All the faction leaders are part of the recently formed Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC). The visit follows a meeting last week between President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya and Somali President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, when Moi was asked to assist in the reconciliation process.