Somaliland delegation meets Kinyua as plans for Hargeisa Consul opening intensify 15 hours ago read comments by Asher Omondi – The delegation comprised Somaliland’s Minister of National Planning and Finance Hassan Gafadhi and his counterpart Saad Ali Shire – The team held a meeting with Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua to cement diplomatic ties between the two countries
The Somaliland delegation went ahead to also have talks with Kenya’s Chief Administrative Secretary of Health Rashid Aman
A powerful Somaliland delegation has met Kenya’s Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua in Nairobi in efforts to cement diplomatic relations between the two countries. Somaliland delegation that met Kinyua in Nairobu.
The delegation comprising Somaliland’s Minister of National Planning and Finance Hassan Gafadhi and his counterpart Saad Ali Shire met Kinyua in a second deliberate convention to improve the two countries’ ties.
TUKO.co.ke understands the talks focused on opening and operationalising Kenya’s Consul in Hargeisa in Somaliland and commencement of direct flights from Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Raila hints BBI could be edited to add more constituencies: “There was a slight error” Somaliland’s envoy to Kenya Bashe Omar disclosed that discussions around the signed memorandum of understanding between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Somaliland’s Musa Bihi in December 2020, dominated the meeting held in Nairobi.
Bihi officially visited Kenya in December 2020, when the memorandum of understanding was signed. “This is just a follow up meeting to discuss key areas of the memorandum because as you know, the two presidents set timelines which we hope to meet,” said Bashe. In the agreement the two heads of state indicated that they had resolved to upgrade the Somaliland Liaison Office to a consul and open a Kenyan consul in Hargeisa, Somaliland by the end of March 2021.
, in the memorandum, Uhuru and Bihi made an agreement to expand bilateral trade, enhance cooperation in air transport besides working jointly in advancing agriculture, livestock development, education and energy sectors.
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The Somaliland delegation went ahead to also have talks with Kenya’s Chief Administrative Secretary of Health Rashid Aman.
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