Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Korir Sing'oei has blamed the world for failing to end the war in Sudan, which officially entered its second year on April 15. This is hours after the rebelling Rapid Support Forces (RSF) officially announced a rival government.
While quoting a statement by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Sing'oei revealed that Kenya couldn't agree more with the former president's position that the continuing war is due to improper action by the world.
In an official statement, Mbeki revealed that the world has failed Sudan through its paralysis, inaction, and, in some cases, complicity in aggravating the conflict.
The former president spoke after he held a consultative London Conference on Sudan with representatives of the Sudanese political parties, civil society leaders, and humanitarian actors to deliberate on the way forward in the war that has brought life to a standstill in Sudan.
Two years into the war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, the people of Sudan continue to suffer, a situation that, according to Mbeki, has to come to an end sooner, if not immediately.
However, according to the former president, consultations have revealed that the war between these two groups is unwinnable, and there was no military solution.
''The message from our Sudanese consultations is clear. First, there is no military solution. This war is simply unwinnable, and it is destructive. Neither the SAF nor the RSF can achieve a decisive victory over the other," the former president continued.
This, however, does not mean that peace cannot be regained in the country. Mbeki has called for a shift toward a credible peace process, with serious diplomatic coordination and long-term reconstruction efforts.
Further, Kenya and South Africa have called for a unified international approach with active Sudanese participation to establish an inclusive peace process to rebuild the country.
To ensure the war comes to an end, regional and international enablers of the war have been ordered to cease supporting it.
Previously, Kenya has been accused of enabling the war after it allowed the RSF to host several parallel meetings that enabled them to officially form a parallel government on April 15.
Speaking on the peace process, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy revealed that there have been major efforts and interventions to end the war, but the efforts have been met by a lack of political will from the country.
“Very simply, we’ve got to persuade the warring parties to protect civilians, to let aid in and across the country and to put peace first,” Lammy noted.
Both Kenya and South Africa have agreed that this should be the last year Sudan is celebrating its anniversary under war.
