Kenya fears over maritime territorial row with SomaliPresident Uhuru Kenyatta, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somalia President Abdullahi Farmajo when they met on Wednesday morning in Nairobi to discuss the source of maritime dispute. Somalia took a turnaround on its 35-year standing agreement with Kenya to file a claim before The Hague-based court. SEE ALSO :The unseen war - Part 2In 1982, Somalia, through current president of ICJ Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, supported Kenya’s equitable sharing idea. “Somalia is not offering, nor does it have any plans to offer any blocks in the disputed maritime area until the parties' maritime boundary is decided by the ICJ," Somalia replied to Kenya’s protest that it had sold the blocks. Kenya and Somalia advocated use of the equitable sharing formula that allows coastal states equal access to water resources.

Source: Standard Digital March 21, 2019 21:04 UTC