 The third round of consultations for the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, facilitated by the East African Regional Block, have begun in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate this amendment of rebel groups. Kenya's President William Ruto and Burundi's Everest Ndashimi attended the Monday opening session in person while the presidents of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda attended virtually. The leaders reiterated their commitment to support and ensure lasting peace in the DRC. We need this Nairobi 3 to achieve the following objectives. To identify firstly the political process and institutional reforms necessary to create an environment conducive for the disarmament of armed groups at regional, national and provincial level. Secondly, to consolidate support and active participation of communities in the disarmament demobilization, reintegration and community stabilization program and address the political and institutional requirements for reintegration of armed groups into the communities. The recent presurgence of one armed group among many others has received a lot of attention globally and this comes on top of other unresolved security and political challenges. We therefore welcome the region's swift response and the robust mechanisms being established to save lives in eastern DRC and address the dangerous escalations that threaten neighboring countries.