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Monday, October 12, 2021 –President Uhuru Kenyatta has responded to the court decision over Kenya-Somalia border dispute saying it was skewed from the onset.
The International Court of Justice ICJ ruled on Tuesday October 13 that Kenya should cede a section of the contested maritime territory to Somalia.
But in a tensely televised interview yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that he will not allow any part of this country to go away through procedures that were shrouded in mystery.
He added that Kenyan Government expected this ruling to largely favour their neighbors Somalia and has cautioned that this maritime tiff would boil down to poor relationship between the two nations.
In his detailed argument, Kenyatta stated that it was wrong for ICJ and other international organizations to start being deployed to interfere with the sovereignty of African nations. He said the court which delivered the ruling, unfortunately, did not have that jurisdiction.
“The ICJ delivered its decision in the Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean Case (Somalia – Kenya).
“At the outset, Kenya wishes to indicate that it rejects in totality and does not recognize the findings in the decision.
“The Court did not permit the use, let alone the exhaustion, of regional dispute resolution mechanisms, despite the existence of a robust African Union legal framework on border issues and dispute settlement,” the Head of State raised his grievances.
Though Kenya had partially participated in the initial hearings, it reached appoint the government had to pull out of the contest after they noticed fishy plans in the final ruling.
“Fellow Kenyans, when I became President on April 9, 2013, I took an oath to protect the territorial integrity of the Republic of Kenya.
“I do not intend to abrogate my solemn oath; and, I will do everything possible as President and Commander-in-Chief, to preserve the territory of this our great Republic and bequeath the same, intact and unencumbered, to the next president when my term expires in less than a year’s time.
“As your president, I want to assure you of my commitment to solve this issue amicably and urge you all to remain calm as my government remains fully seized of the matter,” Uhuru assured.
He then promised to pursue other available avenues until justice is served to the country.
