Kenya absent at hearing of maritime case with Somalia

AG Kihara Kariuki during the East African Regional Legal Aid Networks Conference in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]andard]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday decided to proceed with the hearing of the maritime case filed by Somalia without Kenya’s participation.

ICJ in its address to Somalia’s delegation decided to instead rely on Kenya’s written submissions and documents, asserting that they were properly before the court.