Spare the children from war, Uhuru pleads as he visits DRC’s Goma

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) arrives in Goma, eastern DRC on November 15, 2021. He pleaded with fighters to end the war in North Kivu as he met displaced people escaping from the fighting. PHOTO | ALEXIS HUGUET | AFP

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday went close to the conflict zone in Goma and Rutshuru in DR Congo’s North Kivu, where he pleaded with fighters to end the war as he met displaced people escaping from the fighting.

Mr Kenyatta, who is a mediator for the seven-nation East African Community, was invited to the Joint Operations Coordination Centre before taking the road to Rutshuru, which is lined with IDP sites.