Automatic Victory for Somalia as Kenya Withdraws from ICJ Maritime Border Case

Kenya decided that they will not appear in international court over the maritime border case pitting the country against Somalia. According to a local publication, the decision was prompted after the emergence of claims of bias against a Mogadishu-linked judge and the refusal of the international court to delay proceedings due to Covid-19.

Somalia had filed a case at the international criminal of justice (ICJ) in 2014, accusing Kenya over intrusion on its maritime territory. However, Kenya was swift and strongly defended its territorial integrity.

The government of Somalia under the leadership of the embattled president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has in the recent years taken a more hostile approach towards Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta accusing him of meddling in its internal affairs.

The decision to withdraw the case was communicated by Kenya’s attorney general Paul Kihara on March 11, a few days before the commencement of the hearing on March 15. The decision has sparked online uproar, with a section of Kenyans criticizing the move.

“If the Somalia Team can prepare during Covid-19, it is not very convincing to argue the case should not proceed because Kenya is dealing with Covid logistical challenges. Kenya has had the case delayed 3 times before. I think one cannot fault the court,” Dr. Sylivia Kangara tweeted.

Adam Hirsi tweeted: “Kenya witdrew from the case not because of #COVID-19 as she claimed; it withdrew from the hearing because the Grand Miscalculation has backfired. Someone they believed told them that by March 15, there will be no Somalia Government to speak of. Kenyatta needs to recalculate.”

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