
By:VOA
The Kenyan government is seeking to postpone a hearing on a maritime dispute with Somalia, according to a diplomatic source.
Both countries claim control over a 100,000-square-kilometer area in the Indian Ocean that is said to be rich in natural resources.
The source told VOA’s Somali service that Kenya has requested a one-year postponement of the case in order to install a new legal team. The hearing was set to take place next week from Sept. 9-13 at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
