Three Somalia officials have been denied entry into Kenya at Jomo Kenyatta international airport for lack of visas despite holding diplomatic passports.
Kenya has occasionally differed with Somalia over oil deposits along the Indian ocean.
Deputy Minister of Energy and two lawmakers are tonight being held at JKIA after Kenya denied them entry because they’ve Somali passports, per source. According to sources, other ministers, officials were allowed to enter only after producing their western passports. https://t.co/MHrtyPMJy0
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) May 20, 2019
Kenya's diplomatic tiff with Somalia stiffens as officials carrying Somali diplomatic passports denied entry at JKIA. They are: Deputy Minister of Water & Energy Osman Libah, Senators Ilyas Ali Hassan & Zamzam Dahir pic.twitter.com/QB5XPPO96l
— The African Voice (@teddyeugene) May 21, 2019
Deputy Energy Minister, Osman Libah, Senators Ilyas and Zamzam who were 'blocked' at #JKIA & denied entry into #Nairobi returned to #Mogadishu. pic.twitter.com/qHccMoL8f3
— Garowe Online (@radiogarowe) May 21, 2019
BREAKING: Somalia Deputy Minister of Water and Energy Osman Libah, Senators Ilyas Ali Hassan and Zamzam Dahir confirmed denied access into #Kenya.The three are tonight stranded at the JKIA airport #Nairobi awaiting to return back to #Mogadishu Tuesday morning pic.twitter.com/uRSnULZPjz
— Radio Dalsan (@DalsanFM) May 20, 2019
The diplomatic row between Kenya and Somalia took a nosedive after three top Somalian officials were denied entry at JKIA . https://t.co/uZgRDs2tfE
— Kenyans.co.ke (@Kenyans) May 21, 2019
more to follow…
Anonymous says
This Somalis think Kenya niyao Somali ndio kwenu period
Anonymous says
if he is gava minister…he shud be kicked out regardless passport he produce….
Anonymous says
pirates now are on top of world with support of westerners thieves…killers…
Anonymous says
if is official …then whoever coming must use somali passport…….not producing wakoloni passport to scare kenyans…….
Anonymous says
without 254 troops southern parts could still be under the somali pirates and thieves…who pray 5 times a day……
Anonymous says
The government should act further & withdraw KDF from this shithole; they have killed our tourism…
Anonymous says
ati they pray 5times a day…and soon kill people….and believe they will go to heaven…
Anonymous says
ii picha ni ile shoddly built terminal that was built at cost of 16billion after the thievey gavament burnt international arrivals
Anonymous says
kweli this man ati kiongozi ya kenya has stolen…ata terminal///////