Presidential hopeful and UGM Party Leader David Maraga has strongly condemned reports that a Kenyan passport was allegedly issued to Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa, the younger brother of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti.
In a press statement dated February 26, 2026, Maraga described the alleged issuance as a “profound constitutional crisis” that could severely undermine Kenya’s international standing and neutrality in Sudan’s civil war.
Who Is Algoney Dagalo?
Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa is described as a Dubai-based businessman and senior logistics operative for Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
He has reportedly been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the European Union over alleged involvement in supporting the RSF’s military operations.
The RSF has been implicated in atrocities in Sudan, including alleged assaults on El Fasher that United Nations experts have described as bearing the “hallmarks of genocide.”
Maraga argued that if the allegations are true, the granting of Kenyan travel documents to a sanctioned individual linked to such activities would expose Kenya to accusations of complicity in violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
Kenya’s Neutrality and IGAD Role at Risk
Maraga warned that the alleged passport issuance could erode trust in Kenya’s role as a regional peace mediator under the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) framework.
Kenya has positioned itself as a diplomatic actor in the Sudan crisis, but Maraga alleged that longstanding accusations from Sudan’s military authorities suggest Kenya has been overly accommodating to RSF leaders, including reports of high-level engagements with members of the Dagalo family.
“Kenyan citizenship is not a gift to be extended at the convenience of power,” Maraga said, emphasizing that a passport is a declaration of sovereignty and legal accountability under the Constitution.
Maraga concluded by urging Kenyans, policymakers, and the international community to demand answers, warning that failure to address the matter could damage the credibility of the Kenyan passport globally and tarnish the country’s reputation as a lawful democratic state.
“Our nation’s reputation and sovereignty depend on it,” he stated.
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