According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 342 evacuees from Sudan landed in Kenya on Wednesday night.
Kenyan nationals, workers connected to United Nations and other organizations, Diplomatic Corps, and International and Regional Organizations accredited to Nairobi are among the 342 people.
As per a statement released by the ministry on Thursday, the voyage of the lot was spearheaded by a multi-agency team that managed their admission, departure, transit, and transfer within Kenya.
"[They] arrived from Khartoum by ferry through Sudan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where they were airlifted in two aircraft," according to a portion of the statement.
Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui met the crew at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
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Roseline Njogu, the P.S. for Diaspora Affairs, joined CS Chelugui.
"The C.S. said Kenya is committed to ensuring the safe exit of all Kenyans and other non residentials who wish to return to Kenya from Sudan," the statement continued.
The group is the second to arrive in Kenya, following the arrival of 39 pupils on Tuesday aboard a military plane.
The delegation arrived before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken established a 72-hour ceasefire between warring Sudanese factions.
According to Blinken, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed after a 48-hour dialogue.
The ceasefire would go into effect at midnight on April 24.
According to RSF, the truce was reached "in order to open humanitarian corridors, facilitate the movement of citizens and residents, enable them to fulfill their needs, reach hospitals and safe areas, and evacuate diplomatic missions."
In the conflict that has raged in Sudan's capital Khartoum since April 15, forces loyal to army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have clashed with those loyal to his former deputy, commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
