Three Kenyans have been evacuated from Afghanistan and are expected back to the country on Thursday night at around 9 pm, Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo has confirmed.
In a statement released on Thursday, the CS stated that one of the Kenyans evacuated was working for the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), while two worked for Action Contre la Faim (ACF).
Omamo said that the Government is closely monitoring as events unfold in Afghanistan after the takeover of the capital city Kabul, by the Taliban on, August 15, 2021.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Kenya High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan which is the nearest Mission to Afghanistan, has reached out to our allies to get information of any Kenyans stranded in Afghanistan and prospects of evacuation," Omamo said.
The government said that there were about 12 Kenyans working for different international organizations in Afghanistan.
Omamo stated that through diplomatic channels, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to the concerned organizations with a clear request to evacuate stranded Kenyans as a matter of urgency.
Further, the Ministry communicated to respective foreign Missions in Nairobi where the said organizations originate to urgently intervene to ensure evacuation of Kenyans to safety.
The Swedish Committee, Supreme Audit Office (World Bank) and Action Contre la Faim (ACF) all had two Kenyans each working for them.
The International Rescue Committee, International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Danish Committee for Aid to Afghanistan Refugees, MEDAIR, Handicap International (HI) and Intersos all had one Kenyan each working for them.
"The government has directed two other Kenyan Missions in Beijing and Tehran to urgently reach out to the host governments, foreign diplomatic missions, partners, and friends of Kenya for assistance in evacuating any stranded Kenyans to safety," Omamo said.
Edited by D Tarus
