Nairobi, Nov. 4 -- Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has Friday arrived in Burundi capital Bujumbura to meet President Evariste Ndayishimiye, the chairman of East African Community Heads of State Summit, for talks on the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

"Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is today meeting with Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is currently the EAC facilitator on the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo," said president Ndayishimiye's deputy spokesperson Doriane Munezero.

According to the Burundi state house, Mr Kenyatta is accompanied by the East African Community Secretary-General Peter Mathuki.

Earlier this week, the Burundi president said that after consulti...