The governments of Somalia and Kenya are expected to start talks on the construction of the security wall along Somalia-Kenya border on Tuesday.
The construction of the wall which began in 2015 has became a bone of contention after Kenya was accused of encroaching on Somalia’s territory.
Somali government will dispatch delegation led by Gedo governor, Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
The governor who addressed the media yesterday said the talks on the border dispute will begin on Tuesday.
“I will lead a delegation which will be attending Somalia-Kenya talks on the construction of the wall along the border of the two countries. The dialogue is scheduled to start on 27th March,” Mohamed said.
He noted that the government of Kenya agreed to halt the building of the security wall to give the talks space.
“The government of Kenya agreed our request to stop the construction of the wall till the negotiation between the countries is concluded,” he told the reporters.
Thousands of residents in Beled-Hawa and Garbaharey town on Sunday took the streets to protest the Kenya’s move built the wall.
The locals were demanding the Federal Government to intervene the situation.
The Senate on Saturday summoned four ministers to answer questions on the border dispute following the public outcry over the security wall.
The ministers from Interior, Defense, Foreign Affairs and Internal Security docket were asked to explain the boder encroachment allegations against Kenyan government.
Kenya is building security wall along its northeastern region which borders with the country’s Gedo and Lower Jubba regions.
The wall is planned to comprise a concrete barrier with listening posts, surveillance stations and CCTV cameras.
Nairobi claims that the wall will curb the cross border attacks by Al-shabab fighters.
The two countries had marine border dispute prior the security wall construction.
Somalia filed a case against Kenya in 2015 at The Hague in Netherlands accusing its neighbour of encroaching on its territory in Indian Ocean border and licensing oil companies to explore the disputed areas.
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