Somalia reopens market for miraa, allows in Kenya Airways

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Somalia's President Hassan Mohamud (left) at State House Nairobi on July 15, 2022. PHOTO | PSCU

Somalia has allowed the resumption of miraa exports from Kenya and permitted Kenya Airways to start scheduled flights to Mogadishu in the latest sign of improving ties between the two neighbouring countries.

The decision was made during the second meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, this time in Nairobi. The two had met last month during the inauguration of Mr Mohamud in Mogadishu after he won the presidential polls in May.