Nairobi (Sunatimes) Somalia’s president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is meeting his Kenyan and Ugandan counterparts in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

President Sharif and his entourage arrived in Nairobi early on Wednesday for a two day visit to attend a meeting between the three East African leaders in Nairobi.

The three head of states, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of Somalia, Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Yuweri Museveni of Uganda are reportedly discussing on the current situation in Somalia and the ongoing Kenyan military activities inside Somalia.

On October 24, President Sharif faulted the Kenyan incursion into Somalia, saying that Kenya’s military interventions in parts of his country were unnecessary. But Kenyan denied any wrongdoing.

Sharif said both his government and the Somali people disapprove Kenyan military deployment in parts of the country and called it not engage in any suspicious interventions that may raise public eyebrows.

The president said Kenyan support in terms of training and logistics was welcome but his government and the people of Somalia were opposed to the presence of the Kenyan army inside Somalia.

His comment sparked a diplomatic row between the two neighbouring countries, forcing Mogadishu to send its Prime Minister to Nairobi in a bid to mend relations.

By Fadumo Farah