NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 10 – President Uhuru Kenyatta met Somalia Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble Tuesday during his visit to Kenya as part of a strategy to normalise ties after months of diplomatic tensions between the two countries
Hussein arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi on Tuesday and was received by Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo before he flew to Mombasa to meet the president
1/2 His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has received visiting Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, His Excellency Hussein Mohamed Roble and his delegation at State House, Mombasa. pic.twitter.com/jnV6SpPdL6
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) August 10, 2021
The PM’s arrival follows a recent visit to Somalia by Omamo in which the two sides committed to re-energize ties.
A statement from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Omamo and her Somalia counterpart Mohamed Abdirazak agreed to welcome the return of their respective ambassadors to their diplomatic stations in Nairobi and Mogadishu.
“This is a pointer to the commitment of opening a new chapter in the bilateral relations to correspond with aspirations of both governments and the people of the two neighbouring countries,” part of the statement states.
The two further committed to work with the international community to promote peace and security within the horn of Africa region and beyond.
“The ministers also noted the threat posed by terrorism, extremism and other organized transnational crimes and welcomed regional and international efforts to eradicate these vices,” the statement read.
In December last year Somalia announced it was severing diplomatic ties with Kenya, accusing Nairobi of “recurring” interference in its political affairs as Mogadishu prepared long-awaited 2021 elections which were conducted in May.
The move came after Kenya hosted the leadership of Somaliland, a breakaway state not recognized by Mogadishu, following months of tensions between the two neighbours.
Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe told reporters that Kenyan diplomats in Mogadishu had been given seven days to leave, and that Somalia’s envoys were being recalled from Nairobi.
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