Raila attempt to meet South Sudan VP Riek Machar fails after President Kiir declines request
Raila attempt to meet South Sudan VP Riek Machar fails after President Kiir declines request
Raila Odinga’s attempt to meet South Sudan VP Riek Machar fails after President Kiir declines request, Machar to remain under house arrest amid probe into a general’s killing.
The former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga on Friday met only South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba and did not reach out to the detained First Vice President, Dr Riek Machar, who leads the armed opposition in the unity government.
Raila said on Friday evening that he met Kiir regarding the deteriorating political situation in the country, which has been exacerbated by the house arrest of Dr Machar.
“Earlier today, on an IGAD mission, I had a detailed and fruitful discussion with my brother, H.E President Salva Kiir, in Juba, South Sudan, regarding the political situation in the country,” he said.
Ostensibly, without directly hearing from the other party to the conflict, Mr. Odinga said there is a possibility of resolution to the conflict.
“I am encouraged by the possibility of a resolution to the conflict. I will be briefing other regional leaders and President William Ruto on my mission and a possible roadmap to sustainable peace and stability,” he concluded.
The government of Kiir has accused Machar of plotting a rebellion to destabilize the country.
On Friday, the Minister of Information under Kiir, Michael Makuei said intelligence reports pinned Machar, who was placed under house arrest on Wednesday, for mobilizing his SPLA-IO forces to cause mayhem.
The SPLA-IO said on Thursday that the arrest of Machar marks the collapse of the fragile peace agreement signed in 2018.
The United Nations, African Union, IGAD and Western diplomatic missions have already called for the release of Machar and the implementation of the 2018 peace agreement.
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The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres on Friday asked President Kiir to release Dr. Machar and also restore the government of national unity put in place by the 2018 peace agreement.
The African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said on Thursday that he will deploy the A.U Panel of the Wise, which is chaired by retired Justice Effie Owuor, Kenya’s former Court of Appeals Judge.
The diplomatic missions of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Norway, Netherlands, Germany and the European Union delegation in South Sudan on Thursday called on President Kiir to release Dr. Riek Machar.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said on Thursday that it is alarmed by the arrest of Machar noting it “seriously” undermine the fragile peace agreement signed in August 2018.
The deteriorating security situation in South Sudan has already forced Germany and Norway to close their embassies in the capital Juba while the U.S. and U.K. have cut down on their staffers.
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