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Kenya recalls envoy, expels Somali ambassador

Kenyan Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia Lt-Gen (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo attends a media briefing in Nairobi on February 16, 2019 after he was summoned back to Nairobi for consultations. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  The EastAfrican

Kenya has recalled its ambassador in Mogadishu over alleged auctioning of oil and gas blocks in disputed territorial waters of the Indian Ocean.

Nairobi has also ordered Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nurto leave the country.

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