The DR Congolese foreign affairs ministry has called out the government of Kenya for appointing a diplomatic envoy to the M23 rebel controlled city of Goma. Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday, August 15, appointed a Consul General to Goma, the largest city in eastern DR Congo which, since January, has been under the control of the AFC-M23. The appointed envoy, Judy Kiaria Nkumiri, is among the new appointments and redeployments made by Ruto on Friday, according to State House spokesperson Hussein Muhamed. Other appointments include high commissioners and ambassadors, who were deployed to Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Turkey, Thailand, among others. In a statement, the Congolese ministry of foreign, said Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the foreign affairs minister, met with Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kenya on Saturday, August 16, to “discuss the state of bilateral relations and the need to strengthen them.” “She reiterated the DRC's position regarding the proposal for a Consul in Goma, emphasizing respect for established diplomatic procedures,” it went on.
