Mudavadi slams Kalonzo over remarks on DRC crisis

Wiper Democratic Movement Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has come under fire from the government over his comments regarding the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has dismissed Musyoka’s remarks as reckless and part of a “witch hunt,” following claims that Kenya is to blame for the volatile situation in DRC.

In a strongly worded statement, Mudavadi, who also serves as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, clarified that Kenya has no involvement in the crisis and that the situation in the DRC is unrelated to Kenya or its leadership.

He further emphasized that the government has no hidden interests in the conflict.

“We do not share borders nor do we have any interest in DRC other than peace, stability, and prosperity for its people. It is therefore regrettable that Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka in a clip doing rounds in social media insinuates that President William Ruto is part of the problem in the crisis in DRC” Mudavadi said.

He added “Kalonzo’s attempt to seek to link President Ruto with the issues in DRC is not only an attempt to overstretch his political witch hunt for the Head of State but also reckless, especially for a leader who served for a long time as a Minister of Foreign Affairs and was supposed to understand better the DRC dynamics”.

Additionally, Mudavadi explained that issues affecting DRC are agelong and historical and have been canvassed by the previous leaders in the region since the 1960s to date.

President Ruto, who chairs the East African Community Heads of State Summit, is leading efforts to restore peace in eastern DRC.

Last week, he convened a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, and this week, a joint EAC-SADC summit on the DRC conflict will be held in Tanzania.

A joint EAC, SADC summit on DRC conflict will be held this week in Tanzania.