- According to a digital card from the state department of diaspora affairs, the government is monitoring the situation.
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The government has advised Kenyans who reside in Sudan to take precautionary measures amidst ongoing uncertainties in the country.
According to a digital card from the state department of diaspora affairs, the government is monitoring the situation.
"We advise that you shelter in place, be careful, do not go outdoors and get in touch with us urgently," the card reads.
Kenyans are urged to contact authorities through 249900194854.
According to the army, the conflict began when Rapid Support Forces paramilitary fighters attacked its General Command, although the RSF says it was attacked first.
The RSF has claimed to be in control of the Republican Palace, the seat of the country's presidency, as well as Khartoum International Airport.
However, the military says it still controls all bases and airports
Gunshots could be heard in the background of a news bulletin on state-run Sudan TV.
The channel halted a news bulletin after the presenter began reading an item about the situation in Khartoum.
"We hear gunshots and explosions and we are safe here in the studio," the presenter said before the programme abruptly ended and switched to songs about unity, peace and patriotism.
Lyrics including "let us remain as one" and "the skin colour is the same, the dialect is the same" were broadcast by the network.
The fighting that has erupted in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership.