Ugandan leader calls for early elections in war-torn South Sudan
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December 22, 2016 (JUBA) - Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has
advised his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir to ensure early
elections are held to give power to people in the war-torn nation.
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (L) listens to SPLM-IO Chairman Riek
Machar in a meeting held in Masindi town, on January 25, 2016
(courtesy photo of SPLM-IO)
"I wish people of South Sudan total peace. That is what they fought
for. They fought for total peace and self determination and I would
appeal to the Transitional Government of National Unity heads by the
President [Salva Kiir] and their stakeholders to stop all actions
involving insecurity so that people focus on elections," said
Museveni, who addressed reporters moments after Thursday’s close-door
meeting with President Kiir.
The South Sudanese leader vowed to consider the advise from his
Ugandan counterpart.
"We discussed bilateral issues and we listened to his [President
Museveni’s] advise and we will do what he told us," Kiir told
reporters in the South Sudanese capital, Juba.
Museveni sent Ugandan People Defense Forces (UPDF) to fight armed
opposition forces allied to former South Sudanese Vice President Riek
Machar in 2014. The Ugandan army helped the disarrayed Sudan People’s
Liberation Army (SPLA) to repel imminent attack on Juba by the strong
rebels forces in January 2014.
The UPDF withdrew in 2015 following the signing peace agreement that
now hang by thread after clashes resumed in July and forced Machar to
flee the young nation.
During his an unannounced visit, Museveni held long discussions with
Kiir on peace implementation and restoration of peace to the main
Uganda export market.
Museveni said elections will give South Sudanese the chance to decide
their future.
"Any other issue that need to be handled will be handled in order to
allow elections should be done now," he said.
According to the peace deal that led to formation of transitional
government in April this year, elections will be held in July 2018.
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23 December 22:57, by Mayok
M7, just deal with your own affair, let kiir cowboy, die hard
faces this momentary struggle with your indirect support.
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23 December 23:20, by Fair Man
My President Salva Kiir Mayardit, be careful with President
Museveni. He may be plotting to assassinate you as a ploy by stupid
Americans and British. When they failed to bring peace as they
claimed, they use a third party to eliminate their target. Museveni
did not tell South Sudanese what was planted in Chopper that Killed
Dr. John Garang De Mabior in 2005. We are waiting answers from him
upto n
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24 December 04:26, by dinkdong
You don’t sound fair. You’re one sided. You should not support
any of those fools if you are a "fair man."
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24 December 00:56, by dinkdong
Early election so he can remain in power for 20+ years? Who the
hell did he thinks he is?
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24 December 03:43, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Peace and round table conference on constitutionality of the
nation must come first before elections. This is because South
Sudanese badly need free, fair and democratic elections in a free
atmosphere. Any thing short of this will simply mean legitimizing a
rogue military regime on innocent people of South Sudan.
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