Kenya needs to iron out border issues with Somalia

Last week, Kenyan authorities submitted data evidence to the UN Commission on the ongoing Kenya-Somali border row. This follows an earlier suit filed by the Somali government at The Hague-based International Court of Justice concerning maritime boundary dispute with Kenya.

What started as a simple matter has degenerated into a complex problem, finding its way into the corridors of international courts. This has exposed deep-rooted suspicion and mistrust, which has been brewing for the last few years between the Mogadishu and Nairobi government.