President Felix Tshisekedi failure to quench the war in east Congo has opened a new battle front with Kenyan President William Ruto.
President Tshisekedi is frustrated that Ruto nominated a new East African Community peace-keeping commander without consulting Kinshasa.
The Kenyan commander of the East African Community regional force mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo resigned recently citing threats to his security.
In his resignation letter, dated April 27, General Jeff Nyagah said he was exiting the mission because of what he termed as an aggravated threat to his safety and a systematic plan to frustrate efforts of the force.
According to Nyagah, in early January, he was forced to relocate after what he believed to have been monitoring devices placed by mercenaries, along with surveillance drones and other methods of physical surveillance at his residence.
Soon after his resignation, a new commander for the mission was nominated much to the chagrin of President Tshisekedi.
President Tshisekedi’s government denounced the new appointment stating that it was cavalier nomination done by Kenyan President Ruto without consulting Kinshasa.
Observers believe President Tshisekedi has failed to handle the situation in east Congo and now relies on neighboring countries who also have vested interest in the country to help him annihilate the M23 rebels who are widely believed to be an operation by Rwanda.
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