Neither Somalia nor Kenya can afford the dispute that led to the severance of ties turning into a protracted crisis.
![Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta listen to speeches during Farmaajo's inauguration ceremony in Somalia's capital Mogadishu [Feisal Omar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RTSZT5N.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Researcher and analyst of Somali affairs.
Neither Somalia nor Kenya can afford the dispute that led to the severance of ties turning into a protracted crisis.
![Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta listen to speeches during Farmaajo's inauguration ceremony in Somalia's capital Mogadishu [Feisal Omar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RTSZT5N.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)