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Conspiracy and mistrust poison peace mission by regional soldiers

KDF Chief of Defence Forces Gen Francis Ogolla and Assistant CDF Operations Doctrine and Training Major General Fredrick Leuria welcome home KDF Contingent soldiers from the DRC Congo peace mission. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

After a year of chasing an elusive calm in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the last of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) departed the troubled nation yesterday.

Their exit ushers in uncertainty, even as troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) replace the East African forces.

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