The head of state has finally taken action on the Somali and Kenya maritime border issue that created quite an online feud between the the Somali and furious Kenyans.
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre’s defiance not to postpone or stop the London meeting where contentious oil blocks were “auctioned” escalated diplomatic friction with Kenya.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Khayre met at State House, Nairobi on January 29, where sources said the PM was asked to put the auction on hold.
“Kenya, through multiple channels, has sought to find an amicable and peaceful resolution to the maritime boundary,” Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau said in a statement on Saturday.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House, which discussed a roadmap for resolving the maritime border dispute with Somalia and measures for safeguarding Kenya’s territorial integrity.
The Cabinet resolution, which will be communicated later in the day by Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma, will also safeguard marine resources including offshore oil and gas exploration acreage in the Indian Ocean.