Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the second meeting of the Executive Consultative Technical Team.
Kenyatta, the Facilitator of the East African Community (EAC)-led Nairobi Peace Process, was welcomed in Goma by Mbusa Nyamwisi, the country’s Minister of State for Regional Integration.
The meeting is also attended by DRC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Jean Pierre Bemba, President Félix Tshisekedi’s Special Representative Prof. Serge Tshibangu Kabeya, and North Kivu Governor Gen Ndima Kongba.
Various stakeholders and international organisations are also present to discuss key issues aimed at enhancing both the Luanda and Nairobi peace processes.
Kenyatta urged disputing members to consider open consultative dialogues in a bid to address hostility in the region during a meeting in Nairobi late last month with various stakeholders on cantonment issues in North Kivu in the eastern DRC.
He emphasised that the cantonment is a delicate aspect of the peace-building process that necessitates transparency, open consultation, and stakeholder dialogue.
“The cantonment aspect presents a sensitive and urgent challenge. We must ensure that all parties are adequately consulted and reach an agreement regarding this crucial stage. It is imperative to address all necessary technical and logistical matters, including establishing open and indirect lines of dialogue and consultation with the armed groups we aim to canton,” said the former President on June 30, 2023.
