Kenyan commander’s exit exposes tussle over regional force mandate
Maj-Gen Jeff Mungai Nyagah who has quit as the East African Community Regional Force Commander in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG
Maj-Gen Jeff Mungai Nyagah was bullish when he was appointed commander of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF). Six months later, he has left the mission a scared man.
An alleged letter he wrote to the East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Peter Mathuki indicated he had been intimidated, threatened and called names in local Congolese media. However, both the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and EAC have dismissed the letter as fake.
