President William Ruto has dismissed the allegations that the Rapid Support Forces leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, is in Kenya.
He was reacting to Sudan's rejection of his appointment as the head of a quartet to facilitate peace under the regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
"The main accusation against Kenya is that we have Hemedti in one of our hospitals in Nairobi which is not true. It is a whole false narrative," he said.
Ruto spoke on Friday during an interview with France 24 on the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.
Sudan's Army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan opposed Ruto's chairmanship, stating that Kenya is not neutral and continues to harbor leaders of the RSF rebels.
Kenya was elected as Chair of the IGAD quartet to resolve issues in Sudan on June 12, 2023, in Djibouti; other countries in the quartet include Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Sudan also rejected the IGAD mediation schedule, which would have seen Ruto arrange for a face-to-face meeting, for the first time, between the two warring generals.
During Friday's interview, Ruto said the war in Sudan was unacceptable, adding there were already signs of genocide.
"In fact, there are already signs and vestiges of genocide. What is going on in Sudan is unacceptable, military power is being used by both sides to destroy the country and to kill civilians. The war is senseless, the war is not legitimate in any way," he said.
The President affirmed that IGAD was committed to dealing with the ongoing conflict.
This will include plans to get engage with the military, bring civilians on board for the talks.
Ruto revealed that he had earlier on held meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt on the same.
"Our interest is to stop the war, stablise Sudan and make sure that we deal with the humanitarian crisis that is currently ongoing," he said.
