THE STANDARD
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Editorial |
January 27th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Tension runs high in Somalia’s Bula Hawa region as government soldiers engage their Jubaland counterparts. The fighting, that first broke out in March 2020, has resulted in casualties and intensified diplomatic tension between the Federal Republic of Somalia and Kenya.
In spite of the critical role that Kenya has played in ensuring Somalia becomes politically stable, the Somalia government has accused Nairobi of taking sides with Jubaland in their internal dispute. Kenya has, however, denied the claim. However, despite the denial, Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi aka Farmaajo went ahead and severed diplomatic ties with Kenya in December 2020.