Nairobi, Jan. 17 -- Kenya's relations with its neighbours have come under sharp scrutiny, following successive diplomatic rows that have put at stake delicate business and political ties.

The Monday ban on Kenya Airways' passenger flights to Tanzania, which was reversed yesterday, became the latest addition to a growing list of standoffs that have exposed simmering diplomatic tensions with the country's Eastern Africa neighbours.

The tiff with Tanzania came just days after Uganda sued Nairobi at the East African Court of Justice for the right to import petroleum through Kenya.

Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have recalled their ambassadors to Nairobi.

Even though the row over Kenya Airways (KQ) flights to Tanzania was resol...