President Uhuru calls upon warring Ethiopian factions to end conflict
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the warring Ethiopian factions to stop hostilities and instead engage in dialogue to resolve their differences.
In a statement, Kenyatta said he was concerned deeply by the events in Ethiopia, which were taking place despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The lack of dialogue among the warring parties has been particularly disturbing to me today. I once again call on the well-meaning men and women of Ethiopia to come together and find a lasting solution to help find peace at this critical time,”
read part of the statement.
As the Chairman of the East African Community, Kenyatta noted that he had lent the full weight of his office in insisting that despite the pertaining circumstances surrounding the crisis, the fighting must stop.
The ministry of Foreign Affairs also called for urgent action to ensure normalcy in Ethiopia for its affected immediate neighbours.
“Kenya appeals to all friends and partners of the people of Ethiopia to redouble their efforts to help Ethiopians find lasting peace in their country,” read the statement in part.
The statement further read that the ongoing deterioration of the situation in Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)’s expansion from Tigray to Afar and Amhara regions is highly regrettable and deeply concerning.
The police said that it has scaled up border security over crisis in neighbouring countries.
Kenyans are advised to exercise vigilance and to practice caution in their surroundings and report suspected cases of undocumented aliens and unprocessed immigrants in the country.
There is growing tensions in Ethiopia following reports that the Tigrayan rebels advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa.
The TPLF, which has been fighting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government for a year, has claimed territorial gains in recent days, and is reported to have linked up with another rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).
