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Kenya: Somalia Reopens Nairobi Embassy Closed During War
Nation, 15 November 2020
Somalia has reopened its Nairobi embassy premises, 10 years after Mogadishu won a court case against a private Kenyan businessman who had bought it illegally during the civil war. Read more »
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Kenya: With New Embassy Building in Somalia, Kenya to Strengthen Business Ties
Nation, 9 November 2020
Kenya has cemented its diplomatic presence in Mogadishu with a new embassy building, as it seeks to improve formal trade relations with Somalia. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Firm Loses Somali Embassy Lawsuit on Diplomatic Immunity
Nation, 25 July 2020
Embassies cannot be sued on behalf of their respective governments, the High Court has ruled in an unprecedented decision by Justice Mary Kasango. Read more »
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Somalia: Kenyan Official Proposes Visa On Arrival for Somalis
Shabelle, 9 November 2020
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau has said there are great unexploited trade opportunities between Kenya and Somalia. Read more »
Somali Embassy Sold Illegally in Kenya, Reopens Decades Later
The Somali embassy in Nairobi, was purchased in the Westlands area in 1972. At the onset of the civil war in Somalia in the early 1990's, the embassy was according to a Kenya court ruling made 10 years ago, "sold illegally" to a Kenyan businessman by the then Somali ambassador, in 1994. The building has been derelict for years and has now been refurbished by the Somali government, meaning that their diplomats will no longer rent their offices in Nairobi. Kenya and Somalia have had "lukewarm" relations in the recent past, especially after Somalia sued Kenya at the International Court of Justice over a maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean.
