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Somalia given up to February 5 to respond to Kenya’s objection in border row

Sunday, October 25, 2015 — updated on December 23, 2020 - 3 min read

Attorney-General Githu Muigai said earlier the case filed by Somalia was “baseless and lacked the relevant backing of international law on maritime issues”. PHOTO | FILE

Somalia has been given till February 5 to respond to Kenya’s objection to a complaint filed at International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a long-running border dispute linked to lucrative oil and gas reserves in the Indian Ocean.

Kenya on October 7, 2015, raised objections over a memorandum filed by Somalia on August 28, 2014 seeking to block Kenya from assuming ownership of a large tract of the shared ocean.