Patrick Gathara/Al Jazeera] By Patrick Gathara Undermining international institutions comes at a price. When he was first elected in 2013, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, along with his running mate, William Ruto, was awaiting prosecution at the International Criminal Court. They had been...
Kenya needs workers. Kenya has Somali refugees who want to work. If only the government would get out of the way The dusty streets and patchwork buildings of Ifo, one of the camps that make up Dadaab Refugee Complex in...
For the second year in a row, Kenya’s Port of Mombasa has ranked below Berbera in the #World_Bank’s Container Port Performance Index. Mombasa dropped to 328th position globally out of 405 ports, down from 326. Meanwhile, the Port of Berbera...
Kenya and Somaliland are working closely to enhance mutual interests in regional peace, stability, and development. In a renewed effort to strengthen ties between the two sides, Members of the Somaliland House of Representatives landed in Nairobi for a series...
Kenya has hit back at Djibouti for contesting against its endorsement by AU to represent Africa at the United Nations Security Council. Through the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya said it considers the matter no longer about a candidature but...
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Somaliland leader Muse Bihi met on the sidelines of the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday ostensibly to discuss matters between the two nations. Their meeting in the Djibouti capital was the first...
The election of a new national leadership in Somalia will offer an opportunity to develop a new common framework for cooperation. By Cleophas Thomas Somalia’s leaders have agreed to hold delayed parliamentary and presidential elections by October 10 this year. The...
Somaliland officials estimate close to 2 billion dollars’ worth of assets were destroyed in the fire. Nairobi, Kenya  — Kenya has expressed solidarity with Somaliland after a fire at Waheen market on Friday which is considered Hargeisa’s lifeblood. The Ministry of...
Kenya’s Parliament Speaks on Growth and Economy in Somaliland, and hails Somaliland as a self-sufficient nation. Hon Sophia AbdiNoor, used Livestock Production in Somaliland as an example of an African progress, and therefore, said deserves recognition. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rz9AqEjWmw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent]
Somaliland, which has restored its independence from the Union with Somalia, is on a mission to initiate relationships with regional states as it pushes for recognition at the African Union and the United Nations. Last year, Somaliland held a conference...