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    Mareeg: Kenya Dismisses Somalia Suit in Border Dispute

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The Kenyan government has said Somalia's claims to offshore borders, currently in arbitration with the UN, are baseless

by: Erica Mills

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Press Notes, Africa

Mareeg: Kenya Dismisses Somalia Suit in Border Dispute

Kenya is confident of winning a court battle against Somalia which on Monday formally filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a long-running border dispute linked to lucrative oil and gas reserves in the Indian Ocean.

The country’s Attorney-General, Githu Muigai, said the case filed by Somalia was “baseless and lacked the relevant backing of international law on maritime issues”.
 
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