President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday 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.
The Cabinet tasked the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma to intervene a press conference and brief the country about the resolution, in her address in a press conference at the Intercontinental Hotel on Thursday evening said that cabinet resolved not to cede even an inch to Somalia.
“We will not cede any inch of Kenyan territory to any government,” said Foreign Affairs Cabibet Secretary Amb Monica Juma
When she appeared before the National Assembly Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, Juma said the issue was more than a diplomatic spat. Juma said Kenya is still waiting for a detailed response from the country on the key issues raised indicating that Kenya is trying its best to be ‘restrained’ and not overreact.