Kenya, DRC relations begin to thaw after Ruto ‘special message’ to Tshisekedi
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (R) receives President William Ruto’s “special message” from Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi at the presidential palace in Kinshasa, DRC on May 9, 2024. PHOTO | POOL
There was hope on Thursday for a resolution of the diplomatic standoff between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has simmered for over a year, after a meeting between both states’ officials in Kinshasa.
President William Ruto on Wednesday dispatched Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to the Congolese capital with a special message to President Felix Tshisekedi after matters came to a head following the detention of two Kenya Airways staff in Kinshasa in controversial circumstances.
