Mudavadi says Ruto’s regional peace initiatives seek to secure Kenya

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has praised Kenya's role in facilitating regional peace efforts in neighboring countries.

He highlighted the ongoing peace initiatives under President William Ruto’s leadership, aimed at restoring stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Sudan.

According to Mudavadi, these efforts not only promote regional harmony but also contribute to Kenya’s security, adding Kenya's peace initiatives in the region are meant to prevent any potential spillover effects.

“The President is doing so much to ensure that we realize regional stability and peace to help us focus on addressing issues that affect the well-being of the citizens rather than dedicating our efforts in resolving conflicts which in turn affect development,” said Mudavadi during an Iftar dinner in Malindi, Kilifi County.

He also hailed a move by the President to handpick ODM leader Raila Odinga as Kenya’s special envoy to South Sudan, emphasizing the importance of his role in mediating peace talks and preventing further conflict escalation.

Mudavadi emphasized that Kenyans should not take the country’s peace and unity for granted, noting that witnessing the situation in neighboring nations would make them appreciate the stability enjoyed at home.

He also cautioned against politicizing regional peace efforts, stating that Kenya has consistently demonstrated its role as a pillar of stability in the region.

"Let us pull together to make Kenya great, and we can disagree which is also right and let us disagree from time to time, but we should not fight.

"Let us work together, let us correct each other, let us criticize each other, but let us be reasonable in what we do so that we move forward together knowing that the golden age of aid is over,” he told the Muslim faithful.