  Kes 41 is among the Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) proposed to be
physically linked to $\gamma$-ray emission at GeV energies. Although not
conclusively, the nature of the $\gamma$-ray photons has been explained by
means of hadronic collisions of particles accelerated at the SNR blast wave
with target protons in an adjacent molecular clump. We performed an analysis of
Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) data of about 9 years to assess the origin of
the $\gamma$-ray emission. To investigate this matter we also used spectral
modelling constraints from the physical properties of the interstellar medium
towards the $\gamma$-ray emitting region along with a revised radio continuum
spectrum of Kes 41 ($\alpha = -0.54 \pm 0.10$, $S\propto\nu^{\alpha}$). We
demonstrated that the $\gamma$-ray fluxes in the GeV range can be explained
through bremsstrahlung emission from electrons interacting with the surrounding
medium. We also consider a model in which the emission is produced by
pion-decay after hadronic collisions, and confirmed that this mechanism cannot
be excluded.
