But in private, Kenyan officials said he had refused to retake his position, citing humiliation. Officially, he said he was returning to Nairobi for consultations. He said mercenaries placed monitoring devices, flew drones and conducted surveillance of his residence in early January, forcing him to relocate. Nyagah had indicated he was quitting after a threat to his security. His position in EACRF was taken up by Maj-Gen Alphaxard Kiugu. On Friday, Kenya’s President William Ruto named Nyagah as the new General Officer for Western Command in a series of military appointments. “There has also been a well-orchestrated and financed negative media campaigns targeted" at his personality and direct written false accusations of EACRF's complacency on the handling of the M 23 group,” he said in the letter seen by The EastAfrican on Thursday. However, both the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and EAC have dismissed the letter as fake. Six months later, he has left the mission a scared man.Īn alleged letter he wrote to the East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Peter Mathuki indicated he had been intimidated, threatened and called names in local Congolese media. Maj-Gen Jeff Mungai Nyagah was bullish when he was appointed commander of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF).
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