![L-R: President Uhuru Kenyatta hosts Somaliland president Musa Bihi Abdi at State House, Nairobi, on December 14, 2020. Hours later Somalia severed her diplomatic relations with Kenya by expelling all Kenyan diplomats. [PSCU, Standard]](https://mojidelano.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8320A95E-9EF2-4F96-A7C3-2B35519D349E.jpeg)
The country’s Information Minister, Osman Dube, who announced the government’s decision in a televised speech late on Monday, accused Kenya of trying to “infringe upon the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia”.
He noted that Somalia has now ordered all its diplomats in Kenya to return, while Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave within seven days.
Dubbe stated;
The Somali government considers the people of Kenya a peace-loving community who want to live in harmony with other societies in the region. But the current leadership of Kenya is working to drive the two sides apart.
The government took this decision to respond to recurring outright political violations and interference by Kenya against the sovereignty of our country.
The Minister added;
Kenya continues meddling in our internal political affairs and it has ignored our previous calls to stop violating our sovereignty.
Somalia wants all its diplomats to go back to Mogadishu and Kenyan diplomats have seven days to leave the country.
However, Kenya has denied the allegations.
Monday’s announcement comes after Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi visited Nairobi a day earlier, marking the first visit since 2006.
