A day after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) promised to announce a civilian government in Sudan from Nairobi on Friday, human rights groups reported that its fighters stormed al-Kadaris and al-Khelwat in northern White Nile state, executed more than 200 people, kidnapped others and looted.

And for the umpteenth time, Kenya’s diplomacy has come under scrutiny for hosting a militia accused of war crimes and genocide in Sudan.

As fighters from RSF leave a trail of devastation back home, their leaders are setting up a parallel government from Kenyan soil - a development that now threatens a fragile region.