Truckers union says Kenyan drivers shot dead in Juba NAIROBI (13 Jul.) Kenya Long Distance Truck Drivers and Allied Workers Union says more than a dozen drivers were killed in crossfire in Juba during the recent clashes.
The Star in Kenya quoted the union as saying 15 Kenyan truck drivers and six Ugandan drivers were shot dead near Jebel area on Saturday, though these number shave not been corroborated independently by witness or family accounts. “They were caught in a crossfire on their way from Juba amid intense fighting in the country,” the Star reported, citing the union. Secretary general Nicholas Mbugua said eight others were still missing but that Kenyan and South Sudan authorities were carrying out searches. “We have contacted the Foreign Affairs ministry to assist in locating the missing drivers and assess the situation. We can confirm that we have lost drivers since Thursday's fighting," Mbugua said on Tuesday. He said they were expecting a meeting with Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Monica Juma to discuss the matter. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqp1m8JRYLxe6NYKtxx9DiQ4JM0U5twSRSsezBptcTYvg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
