Kenya and Somali leaders met cordially in Mogadishu despite the secession dispute

Evidence

Doubtful of the result, but willing to see what could be gained by this approach, the Somali government took advantage of the 1962 July Independence Day celebrations to invite leading members of the two Kenya African nationalist parties to Mogadishu for informal talks. Jomo Kenyatta and his party arrived first, their visit being followed shortly afterwards by that of Ronald Ngala and other leading K.A.D.U. figures. Socially the visits were a great success: the distinguished guests were feted, the utmost cordiality prevailed, and most ironically in the circumstances, Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ngala were each awarded the Star of Somali Solidarity. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 471

Categorization

• QUESTION: Was the award of the Star of Somali Solidarity to Kenyatta and Ngala a diplomatic insult or genuine courtesy in context?
• XREF: connects to: Northern and Southern Somali leaders made public contact in December 1958; Further Pan-Somali unification collided with neighbouring states’ territorial interests — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 450

Broader Connections

• Further Pan-Somali unification collided with neighbouring states’ territorial interests #expands (0.60) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 450