Kenya agreed on steps to resolve a maritime border dispute with Somalia and measures to protect the East African nation’s territory, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s office said in an emailed statement after a cabinet meeting.
The foreign affairs ministry will communicate details of the resolution later on Thursday, according to the statement.
President @UKenyatta today chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, which discussed and agreed on a roadmap for resolving the maritime border dispute with Somalia and measures for safeguarding Kenya’s territorial integrity | @WilliamsRuto pic.twitter.com/4Li7UCC5qH— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) February 21, 2019
Kenya last week said Somalia auctioned oil and gas blocks in a disputed area off their coastlines, an allegation its neighbor denied.