Kenya withdraws troops from UN mission in South Sudan

Kenya says it is withdrawing its troops from the UN mission in South Sudan, a day after Ban Ki-moon sacked the Kenyan Commander of peacekeeping forces in the country for failing to protect civilians.

In an angrily-worded statement, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is "dismayed" by the UN Secretary-General's decision to dismiss Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki.

Kenya has more than one thousand troops deployed in South Sudan. 
 
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