From left: Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya Meles Alemu, South Sudan Transport PS Martin Hassan, AU High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa Raila Odinga and Transport CS James Macharia displays the Memorandum of Understanding for the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) on January 14, 2020. [File, Standard]
Kenya’s interests in the region are getting severely challenged. Some of the threats are apparent and others are deceptively subtle. Peculiar external and internal events (appearing unrelated) are undermining Kenya’s ambition for regional prowess. Among them is the creation of the Horn of Africa Cooperation that involves Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.