President William Ruto has received a warning not to meddle in Sudanese matters unless he is willing to suffer consequences.
“An Open Letter to Young Brother Rais William Ruto of Kenya: Those Who Do Not Listen to Their Elders Shall Have a Broken Leg” is a letter written by Malik Agar, the Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council. In it, Ruto is urged to concentrate on domestic issues like poverty, unemployment, and demands for transparency, and to let Sudan handle its own problems.
“The trail of actions taken by President Ruto represents an alarming trend of external interference that threatens to divide Sudan,” the letter began.
“Such behaviour is explicitly prohibited by the AU Charter and condemned by the AU’s Peace and Security Council, and one must wonder: why is Kenya intervening in Sudan’s internal matters while simultaneously expecting no repercussions?” Agar went on.
Due to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel group that is now fighting the Sudanese army for control of the country, Kenya has been negatively portrayed by Sudan.
As a first step in forming an alliance with armed groups and political leaders to bolster RSF’s power in Sudan, RSF hosted an event in Nairobi on Tuesday, February 18.
Ruto’s administration defended itself by saying it had no hidden agendas and that permitting the RSF to hold meetings in Nairobi was a part of its larger participation in regional peace talks.
The deputy chairman countered that since Kenya has never witnessed the level of violence occurring in Sudan, it is unable to mediate the country’s problems. He insisted that putting an end to the violence in Sudan should be the nation’s top priority.
“A parallel administration supported by the summit attendees and hosted by President Ruto is not a priority; the Sudanese people are more than capable of handling their problems. Stopping the fighting is the primary priority,” the letter went on.
Sudan has requested that Kenya uphold the ideals of sovereign equality and make sure that African issues are resolved inside rather than spiraling out of control.
Ruto received the warning a day after Sudan’s foreign minister charged that Kenya was dividing the continent by openly meddling in the domestic affairs of certain African nations.
