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Uhuru: Lack of political goodwill to blame for DRC crisis

Ex President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is the facilitator of the East African Community-led Nairobi peace talks. [File, Standard]

East African Community (EAC) peace envoy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the 2023 elections in DR Congo and a lack of political goodwill undermined the entire peace effort.

Speaking on Thursday, February 6, Kenyatta stated that both M23 leaders and the DRC government stalled the dialogue, fueling the escalation of fighting in eastern DRC.

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