It's dangerous but necessary to send our soldiers to DR Congo

Congolese army soldiers and United Nations peacekeepers patrol Oicha, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2021. [AP Photo]

Kenya's military deployment in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was inescapable due to projected security risks from non-state actors resident in the east of the country bent on merging and expanding their operations in the region.

The consequences of not dealing with the risk is that it would have created grave concerns for Kenya's national security by affecting the security of the state and the safety of citizens through convergence and spread of terrorism threats.