Somalia has rejected Kenya’s plan to have its maritime dispute case with Somalia further delayed amid hearing case is set to commence next month.
Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe said Somalia had petitioned the UN court against Kenya’s request to postpone the case.
“We have rejected Kenya ‘s fourth request to the ICJ to postpone the two countries’ maritime case. Justice delayed is justice denied. We should be set to head to the Hague court on the 15th of March,” he said.
He accused Kenya of trying to escape the case hearing by arguing that Somalia has no legitimate government.
“Kenya claimed that Somalia has no government and that is part of her attempts to encroach on owner land. The Federal Government has however indicated there is no vacuum at that Farmaajo will be legitimately in office until a new president is elected,” he said.
Dubbe said the proceedings should go on uninterrupted in order to resolve the dispute between Somalia and Kenya.
In seeking for extension, Kenya claims that a crucial map needed to be presented before the court has mysteriously vanished.
