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Unneighbourly conduct: Is Kenya the main regional haven for diplomatic bad boys?

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President William Ruto and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

Weeks after President William Ruto declared the country visa-free, flinging open the gates to give meaning to the country as the cradle of mankind, his administration has found itself entangled in the neighbouring country's affairs.

In the last few months, Kenya has found itself caught up in the complexities of regional political conflicts that are threatening to rob the country of its former appeal as the honest arbitrator.

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