{"id":8372,"date":"2014-04-28T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T15:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=8372"},"modified":"2014-04-28T11:16:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T15:16:51","slug":"somalia-and-kenya-in-diplomatic-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/8372","title":{"rendered":"Somalia and Kenya in diplomatic row"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Somali government have recalled the country’s Ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ali Nur, for ‘consultations’ over the controversial operation ‘Uslama Watch’ as well as the much publicized arrest of a top diplomat of the Somali embassy last week.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of this month, reports indicate that more than 3,000 Somalis in Kenya have been arrested and about 200 deported.<\/p>\n

However, the operation, reportedly aimed at eliminating illegal migrants, has been widely criticized for perpetuating human rights violations and discrimination.<\/p>\n

The tipping point in the recent dispute seems to have been the arrest of the Consular General of the Somali Embassy to Kenya, Mr. Siyad Mohamud Shire.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that Kenyan anti-terrorism police stormed Mr. Shire’s house on Friday and took him into custody – despite the fact that he had identified himself. Mr. Shire was allegedly held for more than 5 hours before being released.<\/p>\n

According to online sources, Kenyan security agencies had uncovered some links between the consular general and some radical groups.<\/p>\n

After an extra-ordinary meeting of the Somali cabinet on Sunday, the Minister for Information, Mustafa Dhuhulow, revealed<\/a> that the council “unanimously decided to order the returning of Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya…for discussions and consultation on the incident.”<\/p>\n

The Speaker of the Somali National Assembly, Sheikh Osman Jawari, who described the incident as ‘unacceptable’, has revealed that the government would forward a letter to Kenyan authorities for an explanation on the issue.<\/p>\n

He also noted that “Both actions, the arrest of the diplomat and entering his house without permission is a clear violation of international diplomatic immunity. Police action is despicable and completely can\u2019t be tolerated.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police of Kenya, David Kimaiyo, has denied knowledge of the arrest of Mr. Shire. Other top police officials have also refused to comment on the issue.<\/p>\n

While censuring the arrests, the speaker of the Somali parliament also highlighted that the Somali government does not want the relations between both nations “to be degraded; but we want more explanation about the incident and similarly the unending crackdown targeted on Somali ethnic community in Kenya.”<\/p>\n

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