Kenya Responds To NTV's Exposé Of Arming Sudan's RSF

Kenya Responds To NTV’s Exposé Of Arming Sudan’s RSF

Kenya has denied transferring weaponry used in hostilities in neighboring Sudan, contradicting charges made in a recent NTV exposé.

Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura denied that Kenya sent illegal weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

He emphasized that the country’s involvement in Sudan is solely restricted to humanitarian aid and support for peace talks.

“Kenya is supporting the peace process through IGAD. Any other assertion is mere conjecture. We have no business with the claims being made out there,” he said.

Mwaura, speaking at a news event in Nairobi, added that Kenya, like any other sovereign nation, is allowed to engage in lawful commercial agreements.

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The Spokesman further stated that the claims being disseminated have no factual basis.

He announced that the government has provided Ksh256 million (about USD 2 million) to Sudan’s ongoing peace initiatives as well as humanitarian assistance for conflict-affected citizens.

He also stated that the country is still non-aligned and willing to host both the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF to facilitate peace talks.

He also proposed a harmonised peace framework incorporating the African Union and the United Nations, similar to the Ushirika model used in South Sudan.

The claims against Kenya stemmed from a collaborative investigation by NTV and the open-source intelligence network Bellingcat.

They released photographs of Kenyan-labelled munitions containers supposedly discovered in a captured RSF depot near Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.

While the contents of each crate could not be independently verified, the Sudanese Armed Forces displayed surrounding ammunition that matched the labels indicating guns purchased or shipped to Kenya for the Ministry of Defence in the now-viral videos.

In response, the Ministry of Defence denied any link to the weapons, claiming it was unable to identify the crates.

Sudan’s crisis traces back to economic hardship and protests that led to the 2019 ouster of Omar El-Bashir. A military-led transition under Gen. Burhan and Hemedti followed, plunging the country into prolonged instability.

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“Upon examination of the photographs provided, we wish to state that we do not recognise the crates nor the inscriptions on them,” the Ministry to Nation.

According to the two institutions’ investigations, the ministry appeared to focus solely on locally manufactured armaments.

However, they could not specify if Kenya had conducted any weapons imports, exports, or transfers that could explain the boxes’ existence in Sudan, leaving important concerns regarding the purported connection unresolved.

Sudan’s government halted all imports from Kenya on March 14 when the latter decided to host the RSF, a rebel organization fighting the Sudanese army for control of the country.

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Sudan has issued an emergency ban on all imports from Kenya, prohibiting entrance by ports, trains, and air services.

“The import of all products from Kenya via all ports, crossings, airports, and entry points is suspended starting from this date until further notice,” read part of the letter by Sudan’s Acting Minister of Trade and Supplies, Omar Ahmed Mohamed Ali.

The Acting Minister noted that the decision was based on Kenya’s defiant act of hosting and funding the rebel group in Nairobi.

He also stated that the measure was intended to preserve Sudan’s national interests and security.

Kenya Responds To NTV’s Exposé Of Arming Sudan’s RSF

Tags: Rapid Support Forces (RSF)