Sudan has condemned Kenya for allowing opposition forces to gather at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi to form a parallel government. 

 This comes hours after Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deputy leader Major Gen Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo postponed plans to establish a “peace government” until Friday. 

In a statement, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Kenya of dishonouring agreements and supporting RSF’s alleged war crimes and human rights violations. 

“Hosting leaders of the terrorist RSF militia and allowing them to conduct political and propaganda activities—while they continue to perpetrate genocide, massacre civilians on an ethnic basis, attack IDP camps, and commit acts of rape—constitutes an endorsement of and complicity in these heinous crimes,” the ministry said on Wednesday, February 19.

The Sudanese Ministry further accused Kenya of violating regional diplomatic principles and breaching pledges made at the highest levels to prevent hostile activities against Sudan on Kenyan soil. 

“This act by the Kenyan government is not only a violation of good neighborliness but also amounts to hostility against the Sudanese people,” the ministry added. 

Sudan also accused Kenya of undermining African state sovereignty and interfering in its internal affairs. It urged the international community to condemn Kenya’s actions and vowed to take necessary measures to “redress the balance.” 

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that this propaganda stunt will have no impact on the ground. The Sudanese Armed Forces, along with joint and supporting forces—backed by the Sudanese people—remain resolute in their determination to liberate every inch of Sudanese territory desecrated by the terrorist militia and its foreign mercenaries,” the statement read. 

Yesterday, RSF supporters gathered at KICC, Nairobi, singing, dancing, and chanting slogans in praise of their leaders.

RSF leader Mohamed Dagalo, also known as “Hemedti,” was absent, but his brother and deputy attended. 

The meeting, intended to establish a parallel government, was postponed to Friday, for the second time. 

 The development comes weeks after Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq visited Kenya in January, and was convinced that Nairobi had revised its stance on the Sudan conflict. 

 “Nairobi has reconsidered its position towards Sudan based on new developments in the war. The idea of the RSF taking power in the country is over,” al-Sadiq said at the time. 

 Since Sudan’s 2021 coup, diplomatic ties between the two East African countries have been strained.

 In 2023, Sudan’s military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, rejected the nomination of Kenyan President William Ruto as a peace mediator, instead favoring South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir. 

Burhan has accused Nairobi of sympathising with the RSF.