A Kenyan court has dismissed a petition to bar Kenya from participating before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a maritime dispute with Somalia.
High Court Justices Kanyi Kimondo, Robert Limo and Anthony Mrima noted on Friday that issues raised in the petition by 20 Kenyans would be more effectively resolved through diplomatic, legislative, policy and other executive interventions, rather than by a constitutional decision.
This means Kenya will not withdraw from the maritime case.
ARGUMENTS
The 20 petitioners had argued that the Attorney-General’s participation in the case would amount to ceding Kenya’s sovereignty.
Through lawyer Kibe Mungai, they said Kenya risked forfeiting part of its territory if the ICJ ruled in Somalia’s favour.