South Sudan evacuees recount ordeal as MPs demand answers

Isaac Mea, a Kenyan, at the Wilson Airport upon arrival from South Sudan Tuesday. He was among evacuees from the war-torn capital, Juba, where many other Kenyans are still stranded. [Photo: Edward Kiplimo/standard]

Kenyans evacuated from South Sudan recounted the terrifying moments of being holed up in their houses as the fighting continued.

Those airlifted from the war-torn capital, Juba, said they were cut off from communication, and for those lucky enough to place calls, the emergency numbers given by the Kenyan embassy were not going through.