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Kenya to continue supporting quest for peace in EAC

Ruto said the Nairobi Peace Process will resume under Uhuru's leadership.

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by SHARON MWENDE

News11 November 2022 - 13:30
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In Summary


  • • "We sent troops to the DRC to stabilise the situation but what is required is a political process to iron out the grievances and build sustainable peace," Ruto said.
  • • Xia said the UN supports the peace process and will gather a technical team to assist during the talks.
Special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General to the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia and President William Ruto pose for a photo with other officials at State House, Nairobi on Friday, November 11, 2022.

President William Ruto has said Kenya will remain supportive to the quest for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the East Africa Community at large.

Ruto pledged that the Nairobi Peace Process will resume in a matter of days under the leadership of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

"We sent troops to the DRC as part of a Joint Regional Force to stabilise the situation but what is required is a political process to iron out the grievances and build sustainable peace," he said.

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The President spoke at State House Nairobi when he met the special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General to the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia on Friday.

He said a political process to sort out the grievances needs to go on alongside peace enforcement.

Xia said the UN supports the peace process and will gather a technical team to assist during the talks.

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