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Kenya-Sudan tiff

The diplomatic tiff between Kenya and Sudan over the Rapid Support Forces activities in Nairobi is set to continue to generate reactions.

After the RSF held a controversial meeting at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Sudan, through the Foreign Affairs Ministry, raised concerns and termed Kenya’s stance as an act of hostility.

“Equally, this action by the Kenyan government not only violates the principles of good neighborliness but also contravenes the pledges Kenya has made at the highest levels not to allow hostile activities against Sudan to be carried out on its soil. It is, therefore, tantamount to an act of hostility against the entire Sudanese people,” Sudan’s strongly worded statement read.

In response, Kenya, in a statement signed by Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, insisted on the country’s neutrality as far as the crisis in Sudan is concerned.

“The crisis in Sudan demands urgent regional and global attention. With its credentials as an enabler of peace in the region and across the globe Kenya remains at the forefront of seeking solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. As a country, we have committed 2 million USD towards global and regional initiatives to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan,” Mudavadi said in a statement released on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

Reactions

More reactions on the subject are expected with Caleb Amisi, the Member of Parliament for Saboti, and Kitui County Senator Enoch Wambua speaking about the matter.

“Even if Kenya’s involvement is well-intentioned, it must avoid favouring any party in the conflict, as doing so contradicts the established principles of international law dating back to the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which set the foundation for state sovereignty and non-intervention.

“Continued engagement in a manner that breaches these legal norms, treaties, and conventions to which Kenya is a signatory risks undermining its credibility in international diplomacy,” Amisi said.

“What we allowed to happen in our capital yesterday was not right. We must tell the government that it was wrong to allow Rapid Support Forces to pretend to form a government of Sudan in Nairobi,” Wambua said.