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Kenya stands its ground in sea row with Somalia
Kenya stands its ground in sea row with Somalia
Somalia’s petition was filed on July 13, 2015.


Attorney-General Githu Muigai speaks during the launch of the 2017-2022 Legal Aid National Action Plan at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi on December 18, 2017. He has said Kenya has not changed its position on the maritime border dispute with Somalia. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO | NATION MEDIA GROUP


By KENNEDY KIMANTHI

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IN SUMMARY

Somalia sued Kenya in 2014 asking for proper determination of the sea boundary between the two countries.
But Kenya submits that the maritime border with Somalia is as was decreed in the Presidential Proclamation of 1979.

Kenya has filed its response at the International Court of Justice in the Indian Ocean border dispute case filed by Somalia.

A statement from the Office of the Attorney-General Githu Muigai has said Kenya’s position is that the maritime border remains as it is and the dispute be solved through negotiations.

“This position is entrenched in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and several resolutions and decisions of the African Union Heads of State and Government adopted since 1964,” the statement said.

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OIL DEPOSITS
The Hague-based court is expected to give direction on the matter in early 2018. The court’s decisions are normally binding and final.

Somalia’s petition was filed on July 13, 2015.

It sought to have the maritime border redrawn to extend diagonally to the south at Kiunga into the sea, and not eastwards as it is.

Somalia sued Kenya in 2014 asking for proper determination of the sea boundary between the two countries and wanted it adjusted to give Mogadishu a huge chunk of the sea, which has oil deposits.

CONVENTION
The area in contest is about 100,000 square kilometres and there are six oil blocks, which Somalia argues Kenya has awarded contracts to foreign prospecting firms for even though they “lie entirely or predominantly on the Somali side”.

Somalia is basing its arguments on Articles 15, 74 and 83 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which both countries ratified in 1989.

But Kenya submits that the maritime border with Somalia is as was decreed in the Presidential Proclamation of 1979.

LEGAL ACTION

The countries in 2009 reached a memorandum of understanding, which was then deposited with the UN in 2011.

Kenya maintains that all her activities, which include naval patrols, fishery, marine and scientific research as well as oil and gas exploration are within the maritime border established by Kenya and recognised and respected by both parties since 1979.

“Kenya is fully committed to protecting her boundaries in order to safeguard her territorial integrity,” the AG said.

The same traitors who signed those documents for $$$$

The same exact individuals from 2009 are accepting money from foriegn government to undermine SFG.

Yet these cowards still enjoy the full backing of their clansmen.

It's a joke walle.

Kenya took the gas and oil, expanded its maritime border, confiscated NFD, put its own Great Wall of China around the owned subjects, built bases in Gedo, Jubba regions...

The Kikuyu are very clever.

The Hawiye also played well by getting rid off one more Darood that would otherwise share their rice.

Look at the doofar cry

Kenya hasnt got a ground to stand on they want day light robery
What proof do you have the man and PM at the time signed away at the time it was only MOU but not final agreement but they shouldnt have done that either as Kenya took it as agreement I am sure both men regret that now so let us not do character assasination.

I now understand awrxabash obsession with Ethiopian

gobdoon wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:43 am Kenya hasnt got a ground to stand on they want day light robery
What proof do you have the man and PM at the time signed away at the time it was only MOU but not final agreement but they shouldnt have done that either as Kenya took it as agreement I am sure both men regret that now so let us not do character assasination.

Without the MOU Somalia wouldn’t have to go to IC, we are in IC because of this MOU and it costing us millions in legal fees. Somalia ‘s border was recognized in 1960 before country called Kenya was invented (kenya got its independence in 1964 and was called in 60s British east Africa)

AwRastaale wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:38 am Kenya took the gas and oil, expanded its maritime border, confiscated NFD, put its own Great Wall of China around the owned subjects, built bases in Gedo, Jubba regions...

The Kikuyu are very clever.

The Hawiye also played well by getting rid off one more Darood that would otherwise share their rice.

Look at the doofar cry

Go and buy aids medication to your mother and leave Somali politics.

Advo wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:13 am I now understand awrxabash obsession with Ethiopian

He is not Somali at all, the midget is Ethiopian

Legally Kenya is f*@ked.....and they know it.
That's why they drafted the MOU.....to prevent Somalia from going to court.

Kenya lost the first round when they claimed the IC/Hague didn't have jurisdiction because of the MOU.
Now they're claiming the disputed waters are theirs by presidential proclamation.

Both parties ratified the international convention of the sea which is signed and sealed since 1989.
Not even Judge Judy can save these Bantu's.