False : The government of Somalia has not given Kenyan Ambassador Lucas Tumbo 24 hours to depart the country
Davine Otieno
False : The government of Somalia has not given Kenyan Ambassador Lucas Tumbo 24 hours to depart the country
A tweet claiming that Somalian President Mohammed Farmajo has given Kenyan Ambassador Lucas Tumbo 24 hours to leave the country is false.
While the Somalian government has asked Ambassador Tumbo to depart the country, he has not been ordered to leave within 24 hours.
The federal state of Somalia has accused Kenya of continually interfering with its internal and political affairs.
According to a statement issued by Mohamed Ali Nur, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Somalia has asked Ambassador Tumbo to depart the country for consultations.
The statement, however, did not indicate that Ambassador Tumbo should depart the within 24 hours.
Somalia says it took the decision in a bid to preserve its national sovereignty since it appears that Kenya is deliberately interfering in the affairs of Somalia, particularly Jubbaland.
Somalia has accused Kenya of pressuring Jubbaland federal state to reject an electoral agreement reached on 17 September on forthcoming elections set for next month.
“Somali expresses it’s regret in the government of Kenya’s overt and blatant interference’s in the internal and political affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia which has the potential to be a hindrance to the stability of affairs of Somalia, particularly Jubbaland”, read the statement dated on November 29, 2020.
The federal state cites that as a result of political interference, the Jubbaland leader has reneged on the election agreement that was reached on September 17, 2020.
This is the latest, of the many diplomatic dissensions that have hit the two East African nations .
Somalia insists that it upholds the principle of interdependence and maintaining friendly relations with its neighbors but Kenyan government actions are not in line with the international recognized diplomatic relations enjoyed in the sovereign states.
Sky Fm has looked into a tweet claiming that Ambassador Lucas Tumbo was given 24 hours to depart Somalia and finds it to be FALSE.
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