Kenya Appoints head of Liaison Office to Somaliland

Kenya has appointed Benson Mwaliko as the head of its new Liaison Office to Somaliland. The Second Counsellor is Charles Wachira and the Administrative Attaches are Grace Musau and Ronald Nyakweba.

Kenya is one of the few countries in the region that has forged a strong link with Somaliland.

While speaking to the media, Bashe Omar, the head of the Somaliland Liaison Office in Kenya, said that Kenya and Somaliland are like-minded partners bound by the belief in the power of freedom and democracy to promote prosperity and build brighter futures for the people.

“I believe that Somaliland and Kenya’s economic and trade exchanges, cooperation in various fields, as well as the friendships between people, will be enhanced with the opening of the Kenya office,” said Mr Omar.

In December last year, Kenya and Somaliland reached a deal for direct Kenya Airways flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland from March 2021 after Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Muse Bihi of Somaliland met at State House in Nairobi.