Kenya army to join Monusco in eastern Congo for stabilisation efforts

Kenyan soldiers from DRC, where they have been serving for a year under the EACRF-DRC Mandate, arrive in Kenya on December 23, 2023. PHOTO | POOL

Kenya's military on Sunday said its troops have departed for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to join a United Nations peacekeeping force tasked with calming deadly tensions fuelled by armed groups.

The Kenya Defense Force (KDF) said the first batch of the fourth contingent of the Kenya Quick Reaction Force (KENQRF 4) to the DRC was officially flagged off Saturday, marking the commencement of their peacekeeping mission.