Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who doubles as Kenya’s Foreign Affairs CS, is in London, United Kingdom (UK), to attend the London-Sudan Conference.

The conference seeks to bolster peace in the volatile Sudan that has been embroiled in a devastating conflict between the SAF and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, which has claimed at least 29,683 lives.

The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary & Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, in a statement issued on Sunday, April 13, 2025, said that Mudavadi is in London at the invitation of the UK government.

Mudavadi to present Kenya’s position

He is expected to present Kenya’s position on regional peace and security in the Greater Horn of Africa, particularly the conflict-ridden Sudan.

“HE Dr Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, is in London, UK, to attend the London-Sudan Conference that seeks to bolster peace in the volatile Sudan. Following the invitation of the UK government, Dr Mudavadi will present Kenya’s position on regional peace and security in the Greater Horn of Africa, particularly the conflict-ridden Sudan, which is now entering its third year unabated and has led to thousands of deaths and millions of people, including women and children, displaced,” the statement read.

Prime Cabinet Secretary's visit to the UK. pic.twitter.com/0REQGZPtqu

— Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS-MFDA) (@OfficePCS_KE) April 13, 2025

Kenya’s role in Sudan

The statement further said that Kenya has welcomed every key Sudanese stakeholder from both sides of the divide, including top Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leaders, since the conflict began.

“Since the conflict began, Kenya has welcomed every key Sudanese stakeholder from both sides of the divide, including top Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leaders, special envoys for the parties. representatives of local communities, civil society, political parties, and armed movements in a bid to bring an end to the war,” Mudavadi’s office stated.

“During the meeting, Dr Mudavadi will affirm that Kenya supports a unified Sudan for the people of Sudan, advocates for a Sudanese-owned political process with the supportive role of external actors, and expresses Kenya’s opposition to using military solutions to address a political dispute.”

Sudan calls out Kenya

However, Sudan has expressed grave concerns over reports that Kenya is planning to host the neighbouring country’s Janjaweed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliates in Nairobi for a second conference.

Sudan, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has raised concerns over the reports, faulting Kenya for the move amid RSF’s ongoing attacks on the Zamzam camp for IDPs, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, including women and children.

In a statement issued through social media on Sunday, April 13, 2025, Sudan said that it was aware of the reports that Kenya will host a second conference for the RSF terrorist militia and its affiliates in the coming days.

Sudan expressed concerns that the upcoming conference follows previous meetings sponsored by the Kenyan presidency in February 2025, which sought to declare a parallel government for the RSF and its affiliates.

“While the Janjaweed RSF militia escalates its campaign of genocide against specific ethnic groups in Darfur—exemplified by its ongoing attack on the Zamzam camp for IDPs, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, including women and children—and while the militia continues to target vital civilian facilities across the country, reports are emerging that Kenya will host a second conference for the RSF terrorist militia and its affiliates in the coming days. This follows previous meetings sponsored by the Kenyan presidency in February of this year, which sought to declare a so-called “parallel government” for the genocidal militia and its followers,” the statement read in part.

Sudan further faulted Kenya for planning to host such a meeting despite the entire international community condemning the first conference that was hosted at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).

“The entire international community has condemned this move. The United Nations Security Council expressed grave concern over it and its potential to fuel the flames of war in Sudan, threatening its national unity and territorial integrity. Similarly, the African Union Peace and Security Council strongly and unequivocally condemned it in a press statement dated March 11, 2025, calling on AU member states and the broader international community to refrain from providing any assistance or support to armed or political groups seeking to establish a parallel government or state in Sudan,” Sudan stated.