Kenya President Ruto to meet South Sudan’s President Kiir over the progress in Kenya lead mediation
By Adia Jildo
Kenya’s president William Ruto to meet President Salva Kiir Mayardit to update the president about the Kenya Tumiani peace initiative which was formed to mediate between the government of South Sudan and the holdout groups who did not sign the 2018 peace agreement.
William Ruto’s visit comes at the invitation of South Sudan’s president on the latest development about the initiative.
President Ruto was entrusted by South Sudan’s President to lead and guide the Tumiani initiative that brings to the table non-signatories to the South Sudan 2018 peace agreement.
Presidential Press Secretary Lily Martin Manyiel Ayuel during a press briefing in the capital Juba told journalists that the visit will also inform the citizens of the development surroundings.
“The purpose of the working visit is to inform, compare notes, touch base, and update the president on the peace talk. This visit will be important too because it will put to rest impressions out there,” said the presidential press secretary Lily Martin Manyiel Ayuel.
The Tumiani initiative, which was previously the Rome Peace talks, was supported by the Saint Egidio community but later shifted to Kenya due to the failure to reach a consensus with the parties involved.
Lilly also debunked the rumor that the initiative had failed.
“There are so many impressions out there that the president has aborted and abandoned, that he is not interested in the Tumiani initiative,” she said. “It’s ridiculous, preposterous, and uncalled for when we say that the president is no longer interested in the Tumiani initiative which is uncalled for.”
President Ruto will update President Salva Kiir Mayardit about the outcome of the initiative.
A High-Level Standing Committee from South Sudan, led by the minister of Cabinet Affairs, Martin Elia Lomuro, met with William Ruto at the state house to convey President Kiir’s message.
According to the 9fficial special media handle of Kenya’s president, the Kenyan government will continue to support the Tumiani initiative that will restore peace and stability in South Sudan.
