{"id":112168,"date":"2025-03-19T12:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/kenya-on-rsf-we-are-non-partisan-but-available-to-parties-seeking-dialogue\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:03:51","slug":"kenya-on-rsf-we-are-non-partisan-but-available-to-parties-seeking-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenya-on-rsf-we-are-non-partisan-but-available-to-parties-seeking-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya on RSF: We are non-partisan but available to parties seeking dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Mar 19 \u2013 Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has reaffirmed Kenya\u2019s commitment to a non-partisan approach to regional conflicts while emphasizing the country\u2019s critical role in global peacebuilding efforts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday following political consultations between Kenya and the Netherlands, Mudavadi addressed regional security concerns, highlighting Kenya\u2019s neutrality in ongoing conflicts and its role as a hub for dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKenya remains firmly committed to peace and stability, and I want to make it clear that we are non-partisan in any conflicts within our region,\u201d Mudavadi stated.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the growing presence of groups like Sudan\u2019s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi is a reflection of Kenya\u2019s open democratic space, which has become a center for peace talks and dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany groups have found Nairobi to be a place to communicate and seek peaceful solutions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/02\/sudan-junta-vows-unspecified-action-over-kenyas-endorsement-of-rsf\/\">Sudan Junta vows unspecified action over Kenya\u2019s \u2018endorsement\u2019 of RSF<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mudavadi was reponding to questions as part of media engagement part of the ongoing state visit by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen M\u00e1xima of the Netherlands, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Mudavadi further outlined Kenya\u2019s continued role in regional peacebuilding, expressing support for the East African Community (EAC)-Southern African Development Community (SADC) peace process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKenya is committed to peace, not only in our region but globally. We have always worked to prevent conflicts, resolve existing tensions, and stabilize volatile regions \u2014 and we remain steadfast in our resolve,\u201d Mudavadi said.<\/p>\n<p>The political consultations with Caspar Welderkamp, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, focused on strengthening cooperation in key areas such as trade, agriculture, health, and climate change.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Mar 19 \u2013 Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has reaffirmed Kenya\u2019s commitment to a non-partisan approach to regional conflicts while emphasizing the country\u2019s critical role in global peacebuilding efforts. Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday following political consultations between Kenya and the Netherlands, Mudavadi addressed regional security concerns, highlighting Kenya\u2019s neutrality in ongoing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}