Please save us, Kenyan in South Sudan pleads

Caleb Karuga at a press conference at his home in Limuru. His brother Joshua is among hundreds of Kenyans holed up in war-torn South Sudan. [Photo: Moses Omusula]

Hundreds of Kenyans stuck in the war-torn South Sudan are pleading with the Government to facilitate their safe return home. The Standard managed to speak on phone with one Kenyan holed up Juba, who painted a situation of desperation and anxiety. Joshua Karuga, a Kenyan aid worker who has been in Juba for the past two months, said the Kenyan government had made no effort to evacuate them.

“I have given up on the Kenyan government because it remains mum on the issue even when it is clear we are unable to get back home. Not even the embassy has reached out to us. We are scared for our lives,” said Karuga.