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Kenyan senators hit out at PS over Somaliland ‘lecture’
Kenyan Senators on Thursday debated on whether to summon Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary (PS) Korir Sing’oei for ‘lecturing’ them on Nairobi’s Somaliland policy. The matter led to a clash on how to respond to a social media exchange between Speaker Amason Kingi and Dr Sing’oei on the controversial issue of…
Kingi’s meeting with Somaliland envoy to Kenya raises diverse furore at MFA and Senate
Kenya Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has been accused of recognising the self-declared republic of Somaliland as an independent nation, thus going against national policy. On Tuesday, Speaker Amason Kingi shared on social media that he had met with Somaliland’s “ambassador to Kenya”.He said the pair had met to explore “new…
Somalia, Kenya sign a bilateral air services agreement
Kenya and Somalia have signed a bilateral air services agreement to open the airspace of both countries for direct flights, following months of negotiations between the authorities of the two nations.Somali minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Fardowsa Osman Egal, and Kipchumba Murkomen, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Roads,…
Kenya to delay re-opening Somali border over “wave of attacks”
Kenya will delay re-opening its border with Somalia because of a "wave of attacks" it blames on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants, interior minister Kithure Kindiki said on Wednesday. In May the two governments agreed to reopen within 90 days several border posts including Mandera, Liboi, and Kiunga, which have…
Devastating drought leaves millions of families across the Horn of Africa starving
“Many families have lost everything,” said Daud Jiran, Mercy Corps Country Director for Somalia, describing the devastation across the country due to this season’s severe drought. “Pastoralists have trekked hundreds of kilometers with their weakening animals looking for pasture. Most of their animals have died along the way, and the…
Crisis in Horn of Africa as region faces worst drought in four decades
International development charity Christian Aid has warned “the cost of living crisis is global and demands urgent action” as people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia including Somaliland face rising hunger and acute water shortages amidst the worst drought in 40 years. The intervention comes as new polling by Savanta, commissioned…