Kenyan soldiers start arriving after S.Sudan withdrawal
- 5 years ago
The first batch of 100 Kenya Defense Forces soldiers attached to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) arrived back to the country on Wednesday following after the government announced a withdrawal from the war-torn country.
Earlier in the month, Kenya took the decision to not only pull its troops out of South Sudan but disengage itself from the peace process after the Kenyan who’d been in UNMISS command was unceremoniously relieved of his duties.
“Today we have started our withdrawal from South Sudan following President Kenyatta’s directive last week,” Officer Commanding the Eastern Command Major General Benjamin Biwott told journalists at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) when he received the soldiers.
He said the over 1,000 soldiers will be withdrawn systematically, while confirming that the UN was taking care of their expenses.
Earlier in the month, Kenya took the decision to not only pull its troops out of South Sudan but disengage itself from the peace process after the Kenyan who’d been in UNMISS command was unceremoniously relieved of his duties.
“Today we have started our withdrawal from South Sudan following President Kenyatta’s directive last week,” Officer Commanding the Eastern Command Major General Benjamin Biwott told journalists at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) when he received the soldiers.
He said the over 1,000 soldiers will be withdrawn systematically, while confirming that the UN was taking care of their expenses.