The government through the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs last night facilitated the evacuation of more nationals and personnel who were trapped in the Sudan conflict.
Kenyan nationals, workers connected to United Nations and other organizations, Diplomatic Corps, and International and Regional Organizations accredited to Nairobi are among the 342 people.
As per a statement released by the ministry on Thursday, the Ministry was able to coordinate the arrival of 342 evacuees who arrived from Khartoum through the port of Sudan by ferry to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where they were flown in two aircraft.
The Evacuees were received at JKIA by Simon Chelgui, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Co-operatives & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Ms Roselyn Njogu, P.S for Diaspora Affairs.
The C.S. reiterated Kenya’s commitment to ensuring the safe return of all Kenyans and other nationals that wish to return from Sudan to Kenya.
The group is the second to arrive in Kenya, following the arrival of 39 pupils on Tuesday aboard a military plane.
The delegation arrived before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken established a 72-hour ceasefire between warring Sudanese factions.
According to Blinken, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed after a 48-hour dialogue.
The ceasefire would go into effect at midnight on April 24.
According to RSF, the truce was reached “in order to open humanitarian corridors, facilitate the movement of citizens and residents, enable them to fulfill their needs, reach hospitals and safe areas, and evacuate diplomatic missions.”
In the conflict that has raged in Sudan’s capital Khartoum since April 15, forces loyal to army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have clashed with those loyal to his former deputy, commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
