Somaliland in Kenya

On behalf of the Somaliland Mission in Kenya, we reflect with pride on the recent high-level meeting in Nairobi, co-organized by Somaliland’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development alongside the World Bank, with the participation of key Director Generals and Project Implementation Units.

Building on an earlier constructive session in Hargeisa, the Nairobi talks focused substantively on accelerating development activities, ensuring project integrity, and strengthening implementation frameworks.

We deeply appreciate the growth, dedication, and leadership of Somaliland’s officials, whose commitment sends an inspiring and positive message of progress to our nation.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐥-𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐫.

On this blessed occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Somaliland Mission in Kenya extends its warmest greetings to the Muslim Ummah in Kenya, Somaliland, and around the world.

May this day of celebration and gratitude bring joy, peace, and prosperity to all.

Eid Mubarak!

Today marks a deeply significant moment for Somaliland.

Israel’s formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland affirms what our people have built over decades: peace, democratic governance, and a responsible state rooted in stability.

This recognition honors the resilience of Somalilanders and opens a new chapter of international engagement.

Congratulations!

𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 (𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚 𝐢𝐲𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐮𝐮𝐠𝐮 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐰 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐤𝐚).

Maalmihii la soo dhaafay guddoomiyeyaasha degmooyinka Borama Maxamuud Sh. Ibraahin Muuse iyo Gabiley Cabdirashiid Haybe Faarax (Daacad) waxa ay kulamo muhiim ah u joogeen magaalada Nairobi ee caasimadda dalka Kenya.

Shirrar joogto ah, xidhiidho caalami ah, iyo cabir wannaagsan oo dhanka horumarka ah ayey ka soo heleen safarkii ay ku soo gaadheen dalka Kenya Caasimadiisa Nairobi.

Waxaa hubaal ah in dawlada hoose ee degmo leedahay ay tahay mishiinka dhaqaajin kara horumar dhaqaale iyo adeeg taaban kara qof walba.

Bogaadin baddan ayaan u jeedinaynaa labada gudoomiye oo intii ay ku sugnayeen dalka Kenya hawlo muhiim ah uuga qabsoomeen.

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𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.

The Somaliland Mission in Kenya was honored to host a productive and strategic meeting with the Mayor of Borama, Mahamoud Sh. Ibrahin Muse and the Mayor of Gabiley, Abdirashid Haybe Farah during their working visit to Nairobi.

The meeting served as a crucial platform to reinforce the vital role of local governments in driving Somaliland's development and to explore avenues for enhanced collaboration.

The engagement with the Mayors of Borama and Gabiley reaffirms the Somaliland Mission's commitment to supporting all tiers of governance in Somaliland. By empowering our local governments, we directly contribute to the nation's stability, prosperity, and the well-being of its people.

Hantidhawraha Guud ee Qaranka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Muuse Yuusuf Cismaan (Idigaa) ayaa soo gebogabeeyey safar shaqo oo maalmihii la soo dhaafay uu ku soo gaadhay dalka Kenya.

Intii uu safarka ku gudo jiray ayuu kulamo muhiim ah la yeeshay Machadka Dawladda Kenya ee lagu barto takhasusaadka kala duwan ee xafiisyada dawladda, saaxiibada Somaliland iyo hay’addo iyo xarumo dawladeed oo muhiim ah.

Kulamadan oo lagu dardargelinayo xafiiska hantidhawrka guud ee Somaliland ayaa ku soo dhamaaday bilow wannaagsan oo guul ah iyo in mustaqbalka ay ka abuuri doonaan wada shaqayn, xirfad is-waydaarsi iyo wada shaqayn balaadhan.

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Republic of Somaliland's Auditor General, Mr. Muse Yusuf Osman (Idigaa), has concluded a series of highly productive engagements in Kenya.

His visit, which included meetings with the Kenya School of Government, Somaliland's international partners, and various Kenyan authorities, marks a significant step forward.

These fruitful meetings are expected to create a framework for future collaboration and the sharing of best practices, bolstering the mandate of his office in ensuring public accountability, financial oversight, and institutional independence in Somaliland.

Wefti balaadhan oo ka kooban safaarada Somaliland ee dalka Kenya oo uu hor kacayo safiirka Somaliland Dr. Maxamed Cabdilaahi Cumar ayaa gaadhay magaalo madaxda gobolka Nyanza Province caasimaadiisa Kisumu si ay u booqdaan qoyska saaxiibkii weynaa ee Somaliland Raila Odinga.

Weftiga ayaa xaaskii Raila Odinga Dr. Ida Odinga iyo gabadhiisa curad Rosemary Odinga gaadhsiiyey waraaq ay ka sidaan Madaxweynaha JSL Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi oo lagu muujinayo kaalintii uu Somaliland ku lahaa iyo xidhiidhka fog ee Somaliland ka dhaxeeyey.

Madaxweynaha JSL ayaa sidoo kale khadka telefanka kula hadlay qoyska isla markaana u muujiyey dareenka qaran ahaan aan u hayno saaxiibtnimadii Raila Omolo Odinga iyo qoyskiisa.

Waxaa dhab ah in Somaliland baal dahab ah uu kaga jiro qof walba oo xiliyada adag cod iyo dhabar u noqda.

𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭: 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚, 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝.

Today, in his ancestral home of Bondo, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga is laid to his grave in the very soil where he was born. Indeed, Africa has lost one of its towering statesmen. The passing of the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga is felt deeply across the continent, but for the people of the Republic of Somaliland, it carries a special weight. We mourn not only a national leader of Kenya, but a principled Pan-African voice who stood with us when few others dared to.

Raila Odinga’s support for Somaliland was never transactional. It was anchored in conviction, in his belief that Africa must measure its future not by inherited borders, but by democratic legitimacy, stability, and the expressed will of its people. He looked at Somaliland and saw a society that had built peace, institutions, and accountable governance from the ground up. Where others kept their distance, he extended solidarity.

At a time when Somaliland’s decades-long record of stability was often met with diplomatic hesitation, Raila spoke clearly and courageously. He reminded the continent that Pan-Africanism is not the defence of colonial lines, but the defence of African agency. For him, recognition was not a favour to Somaliland; it was an affirmation of African success and self-determination.

His voice carried moral clarity, the kind that comes from leaders who are not afraid to say what history will one day confirm. In him, Somaliland found not just an ally, but a friend who believed that Africa must be bold enough to solve its own questions and honest enough to acknowledge what works.

As Somaliland pays tribute to him, we do so with deep gratitude. We honour a statesman who walked the difficult road of principle over convenience. His legacy challenges all of us, including the African Union, to carry forward the courage he modelled: to see the realities before us and act on them with fairness and foresight.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, to the people of Kenya, and to all those who were touched by his leadership. The bond he forged with the people of Somaliland will endure, not as sentiment, but as a reminder that moral courage remains the highest form of statesmanship.

May his memory inspire a continent that still needs brave voices like his.

Wefti balaadhan oo isugu jira hawl-wadeenada hay’adaha dhaqaalaha Somaliland oo ka kooban: Bangiga Dhexe ee Somaliland, Wasaaradda Maaliyada iyo Wasaaradda Qorshaynta ayaa soo gaba-gabeeyey tababar aqooneed oo maalmihii la soo dhaafay ay ku joogeen dalka Kenya caasimadiisa Nairobi.

Farsamo yaqaanadan ayaa mudo ku hawlanaa barashada halbeegyada dhaqaalaha iyo xisaabintooda (Computable General Equilibrium) oo ay bixinaysay Hay’adda Qaramada Midoobay ee Mashaariicda Horumarka (UNDP).

Tababarkan oo si teel teel ah u socon doona mudo 18-bilood ah ayaa Somaliland u suurogelin doona in uu wax weyn ka taro siyaasada, maaraynta iyo wada shaqaynta hay’adaha dhaqaalaha si loo helo go’aamo ku dhisan xog cilmiyeysan oo ku qotoma qorshaha Somaliland.

Hambalyo.
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A joint delegation from the Central Bank of Somaliland, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Planning successfully completed an intensive capacity-building workshop on Training of Trainers on the Computable General Equilibrium Modeling in Nairobi, Kenya.

The workshop represented a critical step forward in strengthening Somaliland evidence-based policy analysis and economic modelling, enabling government institutions to generate reliable data and forecasts to inform policy and planning processes in line with the National
Development Plan (NDP-III) and Vision 2030.

Wefti balaadhan oo ka socda Wasaaradda Waxbarashada Somaliland oo kulamo muhiim ah ku yeeshay dalka Kenya.

Weftigan oo uu hogaaminayey Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Waxbarashada Somaliland Cabdiraxmaan Xuseen X. Xirsi isla marka ay wehelinayaan Madaxa Xafiiska Imtixaamaadka Qaranka Da’ud Axmed Faarax iyo farsamo yaqaanada Wasaaradda Waxbrashada Somaliland ayaa kulamo balaadhan la qaatay hay’adaha Waxbarashada ee dalka Kenya iyo Baangiga Adduunka.

Si gaar ah, waxaa aanu iskula eegnay xidhiidhka Somaliland iyo dalka Kenya ee dhinacyada: isku dhignaanta shahaadadaha, fursadaha waxbarasho/ tababaro/ xirfado ee dalka Kenya laga heli karo iyo inta caqabad ama fursad jirta.

Dalkan Kenya oo qoondada Waxbarashadu ka tahay 27% guud ahaan miisaaniyada qaraanka ayaa noqday mid dalal baddan oo Afrika ah ka dhigteen cabir iyo qiyaas dhinaca horumarinta Waxbarashada ah.

Ka safaarad ahaan, waa aanu bogaadinaynaa dedaalkii maalmihii la soo dhaafay weftigu galiyaan kulamadii ka qabsoomay dalkan Kenya.

Barako iyo sharaf balaadhan ayey noo ahayd in ay maanta safaaradda Somaliland ee dalka Kenya nagu soo booqdaan tiro baddan oo kamid ah culimada Somaliland iyo Kenya.

Culimada iyo Suldaan Maxamuud Guuleed Mire ayaa soo weheliyey Sh. Dr.Khadar Xassan Axmed oo mudooyinkii u dambeeyey kitaab uu nidaamiyey oo Fiqi ah ku dhigayey dalka Kenya caasimadiisa Nairobi ayaanu maanta ku martiqaadnay safaaradda Somaliland ee dalka Kenya.

Dhammaan culimada sharfan ee kala duwan ayaanu intii kulanku socday isku xaal waraysanay isla markaana dardaaran iyo duco ku kala qaadanay.

Guud ahaan culimada iyo gaar ahaan Dr. Khadar oo kitaabkan qoray waxa aanu Alle u waydiinaynaa khayr oo dhan sida ay kaalin weyn uga qaataan faafinta fariinta Alle.

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Today, it was an immense honor and privilege for us to host a considerable gathering of scholars from Somaliland and Kenya at the Somaliland Embassy in Kenya.

The esteemed scholars, alongside Sultan Maxamuud Guuleed Mire, were joined by Sheikh Dr. Khadar Xassan Ahmed, who has been diligently working on a Fiqh book that he has been developing here in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. We were delighted to welcome him to the Somaliland Embassy today.

Throughout the event, Sheikh Dr. Khadar and the diverse group of scholars engaged in cordial exchanges and offered one another guidance and prayers.

In conclusion, we beseeched Allah for blessings upon all the scholars, particularly for Dr. Khadar, the author of this important work, asking for goodness and acknowledging the vital role they play in disseminating the message of Allah.

In ka baddan 40 hogaamiyeyaasha kala duwan ee haweenka Kenya-Somaliland ayaanu maanta kulan kula yeelanay safaaradda Somaliland ee dalka Kenya.

Haweenkan oo ah bulshada reer Kenya ee asal ahaan ka soo jeeda Somaliland ayey ujeedada kulanku ahaa is barasho, xoojinta xidhiidhka dhexdooda iyo xidhiidhka ay la leeyihiin safaaradda Somaliland ee dalka Kenya.

Bulshada reer Somaliland oo jilaal baddan ku dhaqan dalkan Kenya ayaa ah bulsho saamayn iyo xoog balaadhan ku leh dalka Kenya una baahan dardar gelin iyo xoojin.

Intii kulanku socday waxa aanu ka wada hadalnay dhinacyada: xoojinta xidhiidhka, kobcinta waddaniyadda dhalinyarada, dhaqaalaha iyo fursadaha maalgashi ee ay Somaliland ka samayn karaan.

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The Ambassador and Deputy Ambassador of the Somaliland Mission in Kenya were honored to receive a delegation of over 40 Kenya-Somaliland women leaders at the Mission today.

The officials held a rich discussion with the group on investment, youth empowerment, and women’s leadership. "Their profound insights and commitment to community empowerment are invaluable as we work together to strengthen Kenya-Somaliland relations," said the Ambassador.

The conversation focused on advancing economic cooperation, with particular attention to trade diplomacy, business opportunities, and creating pathways for employment and investment that benefit both countries.