Namwamba in Mogadishu amid Uhuru-Farmaajo fallout over Indian Ocean dispute

Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary Ababu Namwamba on Tuesday flew to Somalia amid ongoing Indian Ocean maritime dispute.

Mr Namwamba's trip comes a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mohamed Farmaajo differed on the direction the dispute should take, with Uhuru calling for dialogue.

The trip also comes a day after British High Commissioner Jane Marriott asked Somalia to drop the case at International Court of Justice, calling for negotiations.

The former Budalang'i MP is currently in a high profile meeting with Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali, with the dispute being at the center of the negotiations.

Uhuru had opted for negotiations with the war torn country, insisting that Kenya prefers dialogue rather than hectic court process in International Court of Justice at The Hague.

Uhuru while congratulating Sudan and South Sudan for committing to a path of sustainable peace, challenged Somalia to consider dialogue and negotiation as an option for resolving the maritime border dispute currently before the ICJ.

The case was slated for September this year but Kenya requested for adjournment after changing the legal team.

ICJ has set November 6th to 8th as dates for submission from both parties.