The Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute had recently generated tit-for-tat moves restricting direct flights as well as issuance of visas at ports of entry. Both sides agreed to restore visas on arrival for their nationals and aviation authorities will work to restore direct flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu. In Nairobi, Farmaajo had been attending the three-day International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). In Nairobi, Farmaajo suggested, again, that only the ICJ will be the acceptable arbiter. Kenya would later suspend another bilateral agreement on direct flights that had eliminated the need for aircraft from Mogadishu to stop-over in Wajir before landing in any other airport.

Source: Daily Nation November 14, 2019 17:23 UTC