The government of Somalia has issued a press release responding to Nairobi’s drastic measures following reports that they (Somali) had auctioned oil wells in a disputed territory. The Somali government has denied offering oil and gas blocs in Kenyan territory for auction.
In a letter addressed to the Kenyan ministry of foreign affairs in response to an earlier protest by Kenya over the issue, Somali government has said it has no plans of interfering with any resources that is within a disputed boundary.
“Somalia is not offering, nor does it have any plans to offer any blocks in the disputed maritime area until the parties’ maritime boundary is decided by the ICJ,” the letter said.
It has also assured the Kenyan government that it will not undertake any activity within the disputed area as this may jeopardize the delimitation of the boundary dispute at the the top UN court.
“In this respect, the Government of Somalia reassures the Government of Kenya that it stands by its commitment not to undertake any unilateral activity within the disputed area until such time that the ICJ renders its judgement,” it said.
It added that Mogadishu will continue to cooperate with the court in adjudicating the dispute and that “when ICJ does render its judgement, Somalia will fully respect and comply therewith.”
On Saturday, foreign affairs Principal secretary Macharia Kamau alleged that the Somali government had on February 7 this year offered for auction oil and gas blocks within the disputed maritime territory.
Kenya and its neighbor to the North has been embroiled in a boundary dispute which escalated in 2014 when Somalia sued Kenya at International Court of Justice.
Kenya maintains ownership claims over the maritime area.
Macharia also announced that Kenya had “summoned” its ambassador to Mogadishu Lucas Tumbo and asked Somalia’s envoy to Nairobi Mohamud Ahmed Nur to depart to his home country.
He explained that the move was to enable consultations for consultations “so that we can resolve this matter with credible and correct information from both sides.”
But the Somalia government has said this move was “regretful”, adding that it was done without any consultations.
It also added that the Somali and Kenyan citizens have a strong cultural and historical connection which cannot be broken by any difference between the two nations.
“Indeed, the Somali and Kenyan people’s destiny and future are indissolubly interconnected,” it said.
Anonymous says
Anonymous says
WHO EXACTLY WOULD BENEFIT IF A BLOODY OIL WAR BREAKS BETWEEN KENYA AND SOMALI?
YOU GUESS IT! IT WILL FOREIGN LOOTERS OF OIL RESOURCES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WHO PREFER EXPLOIT RESOURCES IN THE MIDDLE CHAOS! ALL THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE ARE LETHAL WAR MACHINES TO BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT.
THE TWO SIDES WOULD BE SLAUGHTERING EACH OTHER’S FORCES INCLUDING UNARMED CIVILIANS WHILE THE LOOTERS WILL BE BUSY LOOTING THE OILS!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH SUDAN WHERE SALVA KIIR AND RIEK MACHAR ARE BUSY CLEARING THEIR OWN POPULATION FROM THE LAND BY EITHER KILLING THEM OR SENDING THEM TO REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
BY THE TIME THE WAR IS OVER, THE WARRING PARTIES WILL BOTH BE MASSIVE DEBTS TO THE FOREIGN LOOTING companies! IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!
Eze. says
The same be done to Migingo, cases of border security must be taken seriously.
mohamud issa says
the title and your message are cimplete different. somalia does not aplogies to any one nor deny any. somalia stated facts and reassured to kenyans. somalia and can be good development partners but such hateful and bullying tactics will not help and achieve any thing
mohamud issa says
the title and your message are complete different. somalia does not aplogies to any one nor deny any thing. somalia stated facts and reassured to kenyans. somalia and kenya can be good development partners but such hateful and bullying tactics will not help and achieve any thing
Anonymous says
no wonder greedy nations are trroping back and opening embassies in mogadishu….iko oil, gas, gold etc….
Anonymous says
one thing i do like abourt somalis is they look themselves as arabs or white due to theor skin baked by sun …na kukonda ya kukosa maji na food.
they are not welcoming and very corrupt people…….
they pretend helping each other while us is hiding of ill gotten wealth…monies
Anonymous says
somalia is nation that will never appreciate what Kenya and other African have done to bring peace since have superiority complex……..
did Kenyans see how one foolish and d*ck & ..s3x thinking kenyan somali woman politician spoke on TV and prays 5times a day…….
Omer says
Remorseful? Apology? From where did you bring those two words into the subject at hand? Please stop the lies and misleading of your people. The response of the Somali Government shamed and ridiculed your goverment and now all the world is loughing at he Krnyan government’s chikdish moves. Get grown up and think wisely.
Ahmed Camuudi says
The problem is Kenyan Didn’t understand that they occupied Somali territory earlier( North East Kenya NFD) not for blocks of oil and will meet them gun fire