Kenya presidential candidate urges revocation of passport for brother of RSF chief
February 26, 2026 (NAIROBI) – Kenyan presidential candidate and former Chief Justice David Maraga on Thursday demanded that the government revoke a passport issued to Algoney Hamdan Dagalo, the brother of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, calling it a threat to Kenya’s sovereignty and regional neutrality.
Maraga, who leads the United Green Movement party, condemned what he described as a “disturbing” disclosure that official travel documents were issued to Algoney, warning that Kenya’s involvement risks enabling actors in Sudan’s ongoing civil war. He identified the Kenyan passport as bearing the number AK1586127.
Algoney, a Dubai-based businessman and senior logistics official for the RSF, is currently under sanctions from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the European Union for his role in procuring weapons for the paramilitary group.
Maraga said in a statement that granting such documents undermines Kenya’s position as a neutral mediator and suggests potential complicity in atrocities, including the assault on the Darfur city of El Fasher. He noted that U.N. experts have characterized the violence in El Fasher as having the “hallmarks of genocide.”
The presidential hopeful warned that the illegal acquisition of Kenyan travel documents by sanctioned individuals facilitates their movement and access to financial resources while allowing them to evade international prosecution. He described the situation as a “deep constitutional crisis” that turns diplomatic tools into a means for prolonging the conflict.
The demand comes as Nairobi faces increasing friction with Sudan’s military authorities, who have accused President William Ruto’s administration of hosting members of the Dagalo family and showing leniency toward the RSF.
Maraga argued that these actions erode trust in Kenya’s role within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and risk damaging the global credibility of the Kenyan passport. He called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to launch an independent probe into immigration officials and any high-level figures involved in facilitating the document.