Kenyatta, who serves as one of the EAC-SADC Facilitators for the Eastern DRC peace process, met with Kagame to review the ongoing regional and continental efforts aimed at achieving lasting peace and addressing the root causes of the protracted conflict.
According to a statement from the Office of the President, the talks focused on durable solutions to the security crisis in eastern DRC, which continues to affect millions and threaten stability across the Great Lakes region.
Friday's meeting follows a similar engagement by President Kagame with former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on June 24.
During his tour of the Great Lakes region, Obasanjo, who co-chairs the peace facilitation panel alongside Kenyatta, also held talks with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi.
Obasanjo and Kenyatta are part of an expanded panel of facilitators created in March 2025 through the merger of the Nairobi and Luanda peace processes. The unified framework aims to harmonise efforts and enhance coordination among stakeholders involved in resolving the crisis in eastern DRC.
In addition to Obasanjo and Kenyatta, the facilitation panel includes other former African heads of state: Kgalema Motlanthe (South Africa), Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic), and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia).
The panel is tasked with guiding peace talks between the Congolese government and armed groups, including the M23 and other factions operating in the volatile region.
The merged process also prioritises the implementation of previously agreed measures, including the disarmament of the FDLR militia, a group linked to the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
The EAC-SADC efforts are being complemented by broader international engagement, with Qatar and the United States also supporting peace initiatives aimed at restoring stability in the region.
Wycliffe Nyamasege
