Kenya–Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic relations are bilateral relations between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Kenya. Kenya recognised the SADR in 2005.
History In March 2006, President Kibaki of Kenya received credentials from the ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Kenya, Hamdi Bueha. However, on October of the same year, the Kenyan government put a temporary freeze on diplomatic relations between both countries.Muniu Riunge, Kenya: Why Links with Sahrawi Were Shortlived. AllAfrica.com. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
In February 2014 the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic opened an embassy in Nairobi. The ceremony was attended by the Foreign Minister of the SADR, former Vice President of Kenya Kalonzo Musyoka and other members of the diplomatic corps.Karuga Wa Njuguna, Kenya: Sahrawi Embassy Opens in Nairobi. AllAfrica.com. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015. Mr. Bah Med was accredited as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Kenya."SADR Ambassador Accredited in Kenya - Official". AllAfrica.com. 8 February 2014.
Kenya had a diplomatic row with Morocco over the matter.
Diplomatic missions Kenya has accredited embassy to the SADR in Algiers. SADR has an embassy in Nairobi.
See also Foreign relations of Kenya Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic International recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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