Somalia’s Foreign Affairs ministry on Sunday summoned Kenya’s ambassador Lucas Tumbo over what it termed an offensive tweet by PS Macharia Kamau. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said it handed Tumbo a protest letter and said it considered the tweet “an affront to Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity as well as harmful to the relationship between Somalia and Kenya”.
It went on to say, “Somalia stands for good-neighborliness, mutual respect and close cooperation with its neighbors, and expects the same from Kenya.” Kenya and Somalia are embroiled in maritime territory row. The case will be heard by the International Court of Justice between September 9-13 at the Peace Palace, in The Hague, Netherlands.