This came after Kenya accused Somalia of selling oil and gas blocks at a London auction last month, despite a pending delineation case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "As an outcome, both agreed to work towards peace & to take measures in addressing particular issues that escalated the tensions," it added. Kenya said it had acted because of an "egregious decision by the government of Somalia to auction off oil and gas blocks in Kenya's maritime territorial area that borders Somalia". Somalia, which lies northeast of Kenya, wants to extend its maritime frontier with Kenya along the line of the land border, in a southeasterly direction. But Kenya wants the border to head out to sea in a straight line east, giving it more territory.

Source: Daily Nation March 06, 2019 16:07 UTC