S Sudan embassy urges its citizens to remain 'calm' during Kenyan elections

[Elisabeth Janaina]

S Sudan embassy urges its citizens to remain 'calm' during Kenyan elections
File photo: Jimmy Deng Makuac
File photo: Jimmy Deng Makuac

South Sudan’s Embassy in Kenya has urged its citizens to stay “calm”
and exercise their “usual vigilance” during next week’s elections in
Kenya.

Kenya heads to the polls on August 8. The race for Kenya's presidency
is between Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga as well
as other contestants.

“South Sudanese nationals should move freely. There is no any problem,
so whoever wants to travel to South Sudan can travel without any
problem,” said South Sudan’s Deputy Ambassador to Kenya, Jimmy Deng
Makuac.

He pointed out that the embassy will be monitoring the situation in
Kenya during the polls next week. The South Sudanese diplomat revealed
that they are also in contact with the government of Kenya over recent
messages on social media calling for deportation of South Sudanese
citizens who are residing in Kenya.

“This thing will not happen at all because we have special ties with
Kenya, so I want to tell our people not to panic,” he said.