A Kenyan stuck in Sudan revealed that the government did not help them evacuate from Sudan, they had to make the dangerous journey to Ethiopia on their own.
The student, feeling “sad and let down by the embassy [in Khartoum] because I thought it would have our backs in such a crisis”, said they paid around Ksh.40,000 ($300) out of their pocket and that they had to bribe Sudanese policemen severally on the way.
“Honestly it wasn’t easy… We didn’t eat for two days – the focus was on running for our dear lives. I’m glad that I took the risk to escape the war zone,” they said, adding they “managed to escape the Rapid Support Forces along the road amid criminals on the move”.
On the 17th April 2023, we received information to that effect.
Kenya government has no tangible plans to rescue Kenyans from the ongoing skirmishes in Sudan.
Sudan’s war has majorly played out in the capital Khartoum since April 15, where forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have been confronting those of his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the RSF.
At least 427 people had been confirmed killed and more than 3,700 wounded, according to UN agencies.
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