No Kenyan khat in Somalia - gov't

by: Staff Reporter | 10 May 2021 14:45
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    No Kenyan khat in Somalia - gov't

    MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia said it will contine the ban on khat imports from Kenya stands despite resumption of diplomatic ties.

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MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia said it will contine the ban on khat imports from Kenya stands despite resumption of diplomatic ties.

Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) said in a statement to all operators that Sunday that the government’s ban on the leafy stimulant is still in force.

"Transporting miraa without clearance from SCAA will be considered an unlawful act and violation of Somali Airspace,” the Aviation body said.

Somali government last year suspended Khat importation as the country struggling to stop spread novel coronavirus which was confirmed in Horn of Africa nation in mid-March.


Following the soaring of the ties between Somalia and Kenyan, Somali government put ban on the stimulant leafy.

According to sources, Somalia earlier demanded to export Kenya goods including fish, rice, sugar, honey, meat and milk in exchange of Khat from Kenya.

Last Thursday, Somalia announced it was restoring diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya.

"Now diplomatic relations are restored," deputy information minister Abdirahman Yusuf told a news conference in Mogadishu, saying the Gulf Arab state of Qatar had helped in the process.

According to Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani who spoke to Reuters, Doha had agreed with the presidents of both countries that they would work on strengthening bilateral relations and bringing them "back on track".



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