State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu told reporters in Nairobi that Tanzania was isolated deliberately because it had nothing to do with the issues on the agenda.
"Monday meeting was bilateral. As you know we had also invited oil companies but they did not take part in the meeting," he told journalists.
The two countries agreed to meet again in two weeks after Energy ministry officials from Nairobi and Kampala had finished assessing the viability of various pipeline routes.
Asked to comment on the status of relations between Kenya and Tanzania, Mr Esipisu said the relations were "good, never been better."
On Wednesday, however, Tanzanian officials barred Kenya's Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter and his team from entering the Port in Tanga while waving on their Ugandan colleagues, suggesting retaliation from Dar for being snubbed at the Monday meeting.
Sources said Tanzanian authorities were unhappy about Kenya's refusal to invite them to Lamu, or even failing to invite them to the Nairobi talks, although Uganda had already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dar to start constructing the pipeline.
Last year, Kenya banned Tanzanian tour vans from accessing the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, in retaliation to a similar move in Dar es Salaam.
The Tanzanian Civil Authority reacted by reducing the frequency of Kenya airways flights between Kenya and Tanzanian airports.
Normally, KQ flies 42 times every week into Tanzania but these were reduced to 14.
The issue was resolved after a meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his then Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete.
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