NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Trade between Somalia and Kenya should be one based on win-win situation, for the exportation of Khat be let in the horn of Africa nation, authorities said.
According to sources privy to the development, Somalia demanded Kenya to fulfil five conditions, for it to be allowed to send Khat cargo to Somalia.
Somalia has reportedly asked Kenya to allow in goods from Somalia.
As reported by Nairobi based newspaper, Somalia demanded to export Kenya goods including fish, rice, sugar, honey, meat and milk.
The paper quoting, Nyambene Miraa Traders Association (Nyamita), reported that Somalia also asked treat Somalia as an equal, desist from interfering with Somalia’s internal affairs, apologise for violating Somalia airspace.
Kenya was also asked to stop forcing flights from Somalia to make a detour to Wajir for inspection.
Somali had also demanded government-to-government talks after it snubbed a delegation of traders and officials from Kenya crops regulator—Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA).
“Top government officials in Somalia said Kenya has been unresponsive to the issues. We are banking on President Uhuru Kenyatta to resolve the diplomatic tiff,” Nyamita chairman Kimathi Munjuri told Daily Nation.
Somalia suspended importation of Khat in March after the country recorded its case of Coronavirus.
In recent months, Somali authorities turned back planes carrying Khat for violating suspension.
According Khat association in Kenya, Kenyan traders and Khat farmers have counted loses after the ban
This month alone, Somalia sent back a plane was carrying khat valued at $80,000.
Kenya used to export up to 50 tones of khat valued at $2.5 million daily to Somalia prior to the ban.
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