Maj-Gen Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu (C), the new East African regional force commander, inspects a guard of honour in the force’s Goma on May 18, 2023. PHOTO | FILE
Kenya has finally deployed a new commander to the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), banking on his past experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to deal with concerns raised by Kinshasa.
Maj-Gen Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu assumed office in Goma on Thursday, where he will face a multitude of problems, including suspicions from Kinshasa that the EACRF was slow on tackling rebels considered by the Congolese government as enemy.
