Uhuru hosts Somaliland leader amidst tension

Muse Bihi Abdi, president of Somaliland, at an event at Berbera port in Hargeysa, in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous region, October 11, 2018. [Reuters]

President Uhuru Kenyatta is hosting his Somaliland counterpart Muse Bihi Abdi amidst worsening relations with Somalia.

The visit by the leader of the self-declared country seeks to give Kenya a platform through which Nairobi can have presence in Hargeisa, as it has no diplomatic presence in Somaliland.