Mpaka wa Kenya na Somalia utafunguliwa tena kwa awamu tofauti ndani ya siku 90 zijazo, kuanzia leo.
Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani Kithure Kindiki amesema mpaka wa Mandera-Bulahawa utafunguliwa katika muda wa siku 30 zijazo.
The Mandera-Bulahawa border point, Mandera County will be reopened within thirty (30) days followed by reopening of the Liboi-Harhar/Dobley border point, Garissa county within 60 days. pic.twitter.com/UIA2rTuffS
— Kithure Kindiki (@KindikiKithure) May 15, 2023
Sehemu ya pili ya mpaka, ambayo ni Liboi-Harahar-Dobley upande wa Somalia itafunguliwa ndani ya siku 60 kutoka sasa. Kindiki aliongeza kuwa mpaka wa Kiunga-Ras Kamboni huko Lamu utafunguliwa kwa angalau siku 90 kuanzia leo.
Aliongeza kuwa serikali inachunguza uwezekano wa kuongeza sehemu ya nne ya mpaka ndani ya Somalia kutoka upande wa Kenya katika Kaunti ya Wajir.
Alikuwa akizungumza baada ya mkutano na mwenzake wa Somalia Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh Ali, Waziri wa Ulinzi Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur na Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje Abshir Omar Jama.
Mkutano huo ulihudhuriwa pia na Waziri wa Ulinzi Aden Duale na maafisa wengine wakuu serikalini.
The Governments of Kenya and Somalia have resolved to re-open the border between them in a phased-out manner within the next ninety (90) days effective today 15th May 2023. pic.twitter.com/bV1wxryQ3l
— Kithure Kindiki (@KindikiKithure) May 15, 2023
Ninety (90) days from today, point Daresalam in Kiunga-Ras Kamboni border, Lamu County will be reopened. A fourth border point from Wajir county will be considered for opening at a later date. pic.twitter.com/B7LFWJdOj8
— Kithure Kindiki (@KindikiKithure) May 15, 2023
