Somalia suspends visa on arrival for Kenyans citing escalating COVID-19 situation

Somalia Monday suspended its visa on arrival policy for Kenyan citizens citing the Covid-19 pandemic but escalating diplomatic tension with Nairobi.

Relations between Kenya and her eastern neighbour have been frosty over a maritime boundary whose contested geometrical progression from the hinterland could have either country lose or gain oil-rich Indian continental shelf.

Kenyans travelling into Somalia will have to obtain a visa from Somali embassies, the country’s Directorate of Immigration and Nationalisation said in a statement.

Kenyan diplomatic passport holders will have to get clearance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mogadishu added.