Kenya in diplomatic tiff with five countries

Post By Diaspoint | January 21, 2024

An expert says the country is becoming isolated in the region because of ‘bad’ policies by Kenya Kwanza regime.

The wrangles spring from business interests, politics, policies and public gaffe by top government officials that have triggered massive diplomatic fury.

In December last year, Preside Ruto declared as perfect Kenya’s diplomatic relations with her neighbour and other countries in the continent and beyond.

Kenya is involved in a diplomatic tiff with at least five countries in what threatens to damage its foreign relations with neighbours in the region.

The wrangles spring from business interests, politics, policies, and public gaffe by top government officials that have triggered a massive diplomatic fury.

Out of the five countries Kenya has locked horns with, four are from the East Africa Community bloc, and are her biggest trading partners.

They are Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

Kenya has also clashed with Sudan.

International Relations expert Prof Macharia Munene says that Kenya is increasingly becoming isolated in the region because of the ‘bad’ policies by the Kenya Kwanza regime.

“Kenya is not at war with her neighbours but it is confused and looks isolated in the region. Policymakers are confused and they don’t seem to know what they are doing,” he said.

On Monday, Tanzanian authorities banned Kenya Airways flights to Dar es Salaam with effect from January 22.

The ban was, however, lifted on Tuesday evening.

The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority director general Hamza Johari said the decision to ban Kenyan flights was reached after Kenya refused its request for all-cargo flight operations by Air Tanzania.

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