President Uhuru Kenyatta departs for a one-day official visit to Juba,
South Sudan, to attend the Igad summit. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA
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By CHARLES OMONDI, comondi@ke.nationmedia.com
In Summary
- Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn are seeking to reconcile President Salva Kiir and his former vice Riek Machar, under the auspices of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (Igad) bloc.
The leaders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda meet with
their South Sudan counterpart in Juba today in a regional push for peace
in the world's youngest nation.
Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Yoweri Museveni of
Uganda and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn are seeking to
reconcile President Salva Kiir and his former vice Riek Machar, under
the auspices of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (Igad)
bloc.
President Kenyatta is the current chairman of the
East African Community and the Rapporteur of Igad. He has continuously
affirmed Kenya’s commitment to a speedy resolution to the South Sudan
conflict.
Last Saturday, President Kenyatta met Kenyan envoy
to the South Sudan peace process and his Ethiopian counterpart Lazarus
Sumbeiywo and Seyoum Mesfin respectively, who briefed him on the status
of the South Sudan peace negotiations.
The two assured President Kenyatta that good progress had been made in the efforts to restore peace in Africa’s youngest nation.
“There is visible light at the end of the tunnel
and the negotiations have entered the final stages where we hope for
positive outcome,” Gen. Sumbeiywo said.
President Kenyatta commended the two special envoys for their diligence
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