The International Court of Justice has denied Kenya request to address it before the start of maritime border case with Somalia. Kenya had on March 11 requested the court to grant it 30 minutes to address the judges on why it will not participate in the case. On Sunday Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry had said it will issue a statement on Kenya’s stand on the maritime dispute with Somalia that is before the ICJ. Also at the heart of Kenya’s protest is the presence of Justice Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf in the case. Kenya’s maritime area is approximately 255,000km, which was determined through the parallel of latitudes in 1979.

Source: Standard Digital March 15, 2021 10:52 UTC