- Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum
- President William Ruto on Monday held a virtual meeting with heads of United Nations agencies over the worsening crisis in Sudan.
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Kenya will be opening up her air space to allow for free passage and evacuation of nationals from other countries from war-tone Sudan.
Foreign Affairs CS Alfred Mutua on Tuesday said so far 409 Kenyans and more than 500 other nationals have been safely evacuated from Khartoum adding that the process is still ongoing.
Mutua said the government is committed to evacuating all Kenyans stuck in Sudan and offering safe passage for other nationalities to transit to their home countries through Kenya.
This, he said will include opening up her airspace in Lokichogio, Eldoret and other areas to offer any technical and humanitarian support required.
“We have evacuated 409 Kenyans and we have more Kenyans living in Sudan. You find that there are Kenyans who are outside Khartoum who have decided they want to stay in Sudan and so we are evacuating anyone who wants to leave Sudan Khartoum,” he said during a media briefing.
“I want to thank South Sudan, Ethiopia and countries that have allowed Kenyans to cross the border and be able to come here.”
Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum.
A vicious power struggle between the regular army and a powerful paramilitary force has led to violence across the country.
The power struggle has seen heavy bombardment in the capital city, with hundreds killed and thousands more injured.
President William Ruto on Monday held a virtual meeting with heads of United Nations agencies over the worsening crisis in Sudan.
The meeting was also attended by other partners to mount a response to the crisis sparked by differences on the return of the country to civilian rule.
The meeting resolved that it is imperative to find ways to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Sudan "with or without a ceasefire".
"The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has reached catastrophic levels. The protagonists have declined to heed the calls by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the international community to cease fire," Ruto said.