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Sudan: Kenyan government supports peace government initiative proposed in Nairobi
Sudan: Kenyan government supports “peace government” initiative proposed in NairobiBy: The Charilogone Editorial Team
The office of Kenyan Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi recently expressed its commitment to recognizing any outcome agreed by the Sudanese parties during the peace negotiations in Nairobi. He said Kenya has full confidence in the ability of the Sudanese people to quickly find a solution to the current crisis, thereby ensuring their security.
In the statement, Mudavadi stressed that the presentation of a road map and leadership by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese civilian groups in Nairobi is in line with Kenya's role in the peace negotiations. This role requires Kenya to provide neutral platforms to conflicting parties to facilitate dialogue and negotiations.
Mudavadi added that Kenya reaffirms its solidarity with the Sudanese in their determination to decide their own fate and political future through an inclusive and comprehensive dialogue. Kenya remains a committed partner in helping Sudan achieve peace and stability.
Official statement from the Office of the Kenyan Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi.
Kenya - Statement:
Office of the Prime Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.
Republic of Kenya
Wednesday February 19, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya
Statement regarding the situation in the Republic of Sudan
1. The Government of the Republic of Kenya continues to closely monitor the political and security situation in the Republic of Sudan. The conflict in Sudan, now twenty-two months old, continues to devastate a country that just four years ago was on the path to stability, democracy and prosperity for its people. It is regrettable that the democratic process in Sudan was disrupted and the resulting crisis turned into a devastating internal war.
2. The conflict has degenerated into one of the worst humanitarian and security crises in the world. Unfortunately, little progress has been made in resolution efforts, which risks making this conflict a forgotten conflict.
3. Today, an estimated 11 million people are displaced, mostly children and women. The regional impact of the crisis is profound, with neighboring countries, including Kenya, taking responsibility for managing the refugee crisis in the face of an already strained humanitarian infrastructure.
4. The crisis in Sudan requires urgent regional and global attention. Building on its reputation as a catalyst for peace in the region and the world, Kenya remains at the forefront of finding solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. As a country, we have committed US$2 million to global and regional initiatives aimed at alleviating the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan.
5. Kenya has historically hosted refugees and asylum seekers from conflict-affected countries in the region and beyond, and is currently home to many Sudanese refugees, particularly from civil society groups, including the Sudan Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (SCDF).
And we do so in accordance with our international obligations set out in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, as well as in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other instruments of international law.
6. Kenya has established a tradition of facilitating dialogue between warring parties in neighboring countries and the region, including providing good offices which resulted in the signing of peace agreements in Kenya. Indeed, the Machakos Protocol, hailed around the world in 2002, which ended the second civil war in Sudan, was concluded in Kenya. When Kenya offers this space, it does not do so with ulterior motives. Indeed, we believe that there is no military solution to political conflicts.
7. The need to achieve a delicate balance between security objectives and the return to civilian rule in Sudan must be a priority to achieve democracy and prosperity for the Sudanese people. In this regard, Kenya aligns with the AU Charter on unconstitutional changes of government and the AU decision of October 27, 2021 to suspend Sudan from all AU activities, including the just concluded AU Commission elections.
8. We note that this is not the first time that groups in Sudan have sought solutions to their crisis by benefiting from the good offices of neighboring countries. In fact, in January 2024, parties and actors in the Sudanese conflict met in a neighboring country to chart a path forward for comprehensive dialogue and a return to civilian rule. The introduction of the Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese civil groups in favor of a road map and leadership proposed in Nairobi is consistent with Kenya's role in peace negotiations, which commits it to providing non-partisan platforms for parties to the conflict to seek solutions.
9. Therefore, Kenya affirms its solidarity with the people of Sudan as they determine their fate and future political governance through a comprehensive dialogue. Kenya is confident that the Sudanese people will find a quick solution to the current situation, so as to preserve their security and that of the region. For its part, Kenya remains ready Individually and collectively, through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and other regional mechanisms, to support all efforts agreed by the people of Sudan, to ensure the stability and prosperity of their country and the entire Horn of Africa region.
Musalia Mudavadi, First Cabinet Secretary of Kenya and also Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.
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