Renowned lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi is the latest prominent Kenyan to congratulate Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali who won 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
In a tweet on Friday that seemingly was aimed at mocking the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, Ahmednasir warned his colleague in the legal profession Donald Kipkorir against filing a petition against the award.
"Although Dr Ahmed the Prime Minister of Ethiopia is a worthy/deserving of the Nobel Peace prize, I begg/petition my good friend @DonaldBKipkorir not to file a case in court arguing that the HANDSHAKE btw H.E Uhuru and PM Raila was more deserving of the Nobel Prize @WehliyeMohamed," the tweet read.
Nobel Committee said that Abiy Ahmed had been awarded because of his efforts in promoting peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea and to encourage him to continue on that path.
"As Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed has sought to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social justice. However, many challenges remain unresolved. Ethnic strife continues to escalate, and we have seen troubling examples of this in recent weeks and months," the Nobel Committee said as quoted by CNN.
Abiy embarked on a charm offensive that helped ease the tensions between the two erstwhile enemies.
The Ethiopian Prime Minister has also taken a keen interest in the maritime dispute pitting Somalia against Kenya.