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Kenyan Parliament (AFP Photo)
October 17, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government under the
leadership of President Salva Kiir has selectively welcomed a push by
Kenyan members of parliament to sanction South Sudanese leaders, and
in particular to stop hosting the leader of the armed opposition
faction and former First Vice President, Riek Machar.
But the proposal by the Kenyan MPs did not only target Machar, but
also targeted President Salva Kiir and their families members residing
in Kenya.
However, cabinet affairs minister, Martin Elia Lomuro, told reporters
on Monday that the move by the Kenyan members of parliament was in
line with the regional commitment to help the transitional government
of national unity to implement the agreement on the resolution of the
conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.
“You know Kenya had played a very positive role in the resolution of
the conflict and this role is continuing. The Kenyan president was the
first to visit Juba after the July events. As part of the region, the
Kenyan government and Kenyan people are playing a key role in the
implementation of the peace agreement,” said minister Lomuro.
Kenya, he said, should not allow itself to be used by any hostile
group to destabilize the country.
“It is important for Kenya to continue playing its leading role. Riek
Machar and those who do not want peace, those who do not want the
country to be peaceful, should not be allowed to use any country as
their place for making destructive plans. They must be stopped,” said
Lomoro, whose home area, Lainya county in Equatoria region, is a
battle field between rival forces with displaced populations.
The official was reacting to media reports quoting heads of the two
Kenyan parliamentary committees condemning a new call for a return to
war against Salva Kiir’s government by Machar’s faction.
He was reacting to remarks attributed to the chairman of Kenya’s
security committee in Parliament, Asman Kamama and his counterpart in
the defence and foreign relations committee, Ndugu’u Githinji, both of
whom said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that they were working to
table a motion which would be considered next week to decide whether
to slap sanctions against both President Kiir and his former deputy,
Machar, and their relatives.
The Kenyan legislators said the two leaders’ families were enjoying
life in Kenya and owning assets which they said should be frozen by
the Kenyan authorities. The also condemned Machar’s comments calling
for war as ”unacceptable and inexcusable” and demonstrated lack of
concern and value for the people of South Sudan.
After talks with members of his faction in Khartoum late in September,
Machar called his forces to reorganise for a “popular armed
resistance” against the South Sudan’s government.
“We find the fresh calls for war unacceptable and inexcusable. We want
Machar and his allies to go back to the negotiating table as an option
to pursue and address his grievances,” Kamama told a press conference
at Parliament buildings.
“Taking the people of South Sudan back to the trenches must not be an
option. Saying the instability in South Sudan threatens Kenya’s
economic interests amid an influx of refugees into the country,” said
Kamama, further stressing that the bloodletting in the nation must
come to an end and Machar barred from accessing any East Africa
country.
Kenya, according to Kamama, has lost businesses with some branches of
banks including KCB, Co-operative and Equity getting burned down in
the capital Juba.
“The war threatens the continent’s largest Lappset project. Machar and
his allies cannot live in comfort in Nairobi and have his children go
to better schools while people continue to die in South Sudan,” said
Kamama.
Githinji, on the other hand, said Machar cannot be allowed to use any
capital in the region as a launch pad for his atrocities back home,
against innocent citizens, after failing to perform his duties as Vice
President. “Machar and his allies cannot be allowed to enjoy the
comfort and relative calm of capitals with their children going to
school.
MACHAR RESPONDS
In response to the allegations, Machar on Monday reacted from South
Africa where he went to for a short visit for “medical checkup” and
described the two Kenyan MPs as people supporting a regime in Juba
which is killing its own citizens and attempted to assassinate him.
In the response through Kenya media interview which his spokesman,
James Gatdet Dak, shared its link on his Facebook account, Machar said
the two Kenyan MPs were “ignorant” about what transpired in Juba and
should be educated about the situation and how it came about.
He also said he has no assets in Kenya such as houses and bank
accounts, saying his family is only renting a house, which he
struggles to pay through his “Kenyan friend.”
"Have they known what happened in Juba? Have they heard my side of the
story? This is the second time for me to be targeted in Juba by
President Salva to be killed. Are they not aware of this? They must be
blind to what is happening in Juba. I am ready for a debate. If Kenyan
MPs want to have a role to play in resolving the conflict in South
Sudan, they should give the two sides the chance for them to debate
among them," he said.
"I want peace, and let the Kenya people know that. I will come visit
President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya is my home. I will come and explain my
side," he added.
Machar also said he was behind the original idea to allow Kenya banks
and insurance companies and other businesses to establish themselves
in South Sudan when he was Vice President, even before the country
became independent in July 2011, adding that he was thinking about
Kenya as his home too and its people as his people.
He also said he was the one who pushed the government in Juba to
initiate oil pipeline through Kenya, but said the MPs seemed not to be
aware that he was the one promoting the relationship between the two
countries. Currently, Kenyan banks are being closed in South Sudan due
to unfavourable operations.
The opposition leader said he would come to Kenya to meet President
Uhuru Kenyatta and explain his part of the story.
He called on the Kenyan government not to "isolate itself" by siding
with one side in the conflict, which would drive it away from its
historical role as neutral peace maker in the region.
KENYAN OFFICIAL REBUKES MPS
Meanwhile, former Kenya Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka, who also
served as Foreign Minister in the past, described the two MPs’
proposition to sanction the two top leaders in South Sudan and their
families as “self-seeking” and could not make “sense.”
He said if there was a decision for Kenya to impose sanctions on South
Sudan, this could be done either through the East African Community or
the through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), but
not as a unilateral action.
“Kenya cannot therefore unilaterally impose sanctions; it’s a
self-seeking proposition by the legislators concerned, in my view,”
former Kenya Vice President, Musyoka, wrote in an article he published
on Monday, 17 October, 2016, in response to the proposal.
“Matters of sanctions cannot be imposed by one country, and can only
be discussed within the framework of IGAD. These Mps were just
addressing the local problem,” he added.
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Kenyan Parliament (AFP Photo)
October 17, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government under the
leadership of President Salva Kiir has selectively welcomed a push by
Kenyan members of parliament to sanction South Sudanese leaders, and
in particular to stop hosting the leader of the armed opposition
faction and former First Vice President, Riek Machar.
But the proposal by the Kenyan MPs did not only target Machar, but
also targeted President Salva Kiir and their families members residing
in Kenya.
However, cabinet affairs minister, Martin Elia Lomuro, told reporters
on Monday that the move by the Kenyan members of parliament was in
line with the regional commitment to help the transitional government
of national unity to implement the agreement on the resolution of the
conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.
“You know Kenya had played a very positive role in the resolution of
the conflict and this role is continuing. The Kenyan president was the
first to visit Juba after the July events. As part of the region, the
Kenyan government and Kenyan people are playing a key role in the
implementation of the peace agreement,” said minister Lomuro.
Kenya, he said, should not allow itself to be used by any hostile
group to destabilize the country.
“It is important for Kenya to continue playing its leading role. Riek
Machar and those who do not want peace, those who do not want the
country to be peaceful, should not be allowed to use any country as
their place for making destructive plans. They must be stopped,” said
Lomoro, whose home area, Lainya county in Equatoria region, is a
battle field between rival forces with displaced populations.
The official was reacting to media reports quoting heads of the two
Kenyan parliamentary committees condemning a new call for a return to
war against Salva Kiir’s government by Machar’s faction.
He was reacting to remarks attributed to the chairman of Kenya’s
security committee in Parliament, Asman Kamama and his counterpart in
the defence and foreign relations committee, Ndugu’u Githinji, both of
whom said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that they were working to
table a motion which would be considered next week to decide whether
to slap sanctions against both President Kiir and his former deputy,
Machar, and their relatives.
The Kenyan legislators said the two leaders’ families were enjoying
life in Kenya and owning assets which they said should be frozen by
the Kenyan authorities. The also condemned Machar’s comments calling
for war as ”unacceptable and inexcusable” and demonstrated lack of
concern and value for the people of South Sudan.
After talks with members of his faction in Khartoum late in September,
Machar called his forces to reorganise for a “popular armed
resistance” against the South Sudan’s government.
“We find the fresh calls for war unacceptable and inexcusable. We want
Machar and his allies to go back to the negotiating table as an option
to pursue and address his grievances,” Kamama told a press conference
at Parliament buildings.
“Taking the people of South Sudan back to the trenches must not be an
option. Saying the instability in South Sudan threatens Kenya’s
economic interests amid an influx of refugees into the country,” said
Kamama, further stressing that the bloodletting in the nation must
come to an end and Machar barred from accessing any East Africa
country.
Kenya, according to Kamama, has lost businesses with some branches of
banks including KCB, Co-operative and Equity getting burned down in
the capital Juba.
“The war threatens the continent’s largest Lappset project. Machar and
his allies cannot live in comfort in Nairobi and have his children go
to better schools while people continue to die in South Sudan,” said
Kamama.
Githinji, on the other hand, said Machar cannot be allowed to use any
capital in the region as a launch pad for his atrocities back home,
against innocent citizens, after failing to perform his duties as Vice
President. “Machar and his allies cannot be allowed to enjoy the
comfort and relative calm of capitals with their children going to
school.
MACHAR RESPONDS
In response to the allegations, Machar on Monday reacted from South
Africa where he went to for a short visit for “medical checkup” and
described the two Kenyan MPs as people supporting a regime in Juba
which is killing its own citizens and attempted to assassinate him.
In the response through Kenya media interview which his spokesman,
James Gatdet Dak, shared its link on his Facebook account, Machar said
the two Kenyan MPs were “ignorant” about what transpired in Juba and
should be educated about the situation and how it came about.
He also said he has no assets in Kenya such as houses and bank
accounts, saying his family is only renting a house, which he
struggles to pay through his “Kenyan friend.”
"Have they known what happened in Juba? Have they heard my side of the
story? This is the second time for me to be targeted in Juba by
President Salva to be killed. Are they not aware of this? They must be
blind to what is happening in Juba. I am ready for a debate. If Kenyan
MPs want to have a role to play in resolving the conflict in South
Sudan, they should give the two sides the chance for them to debate
among them," he said.
"I want peace, and let the Kenya people know that. I will come visit
President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya is my home. I will come and explain my
side," he added.
Machar also said he was behind the original idea to allow Kenya banks
and insurance companies and other businesses to establish themselves
in South Sudan when he was Vice President, even before the country
became independent in July 2011, adding that he was thinking about
Kenya as his home too and its people as his people.
He also said he was the one who pushed the government in Juba to
initiate oil pipeline through Kenya, but said the MPs seemed not to be
aware that he was the one promoting the relationship between the two
countries. Currently, Kenyan banks are being closed in South Sudan due
to unfavourable operations.
The opposition leader said he would come to Kenya to meet President
Uhuru Kenyatta and explain his part of the story.
He called on the Kenyan government not to "isolate itself" by siding
with one side in the conflict, which would drive it away from its
historical role as neutral peace maker in the region.
KENYAN OFFICIAL REBUKES MPS
Meanwhile, former Kenya Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka, who also
served as Foreign Minister in the past, described the two MPs’
proposition to sanction the two top leaders in South Sudan and their
families as “self-seeking” and could not make “sense.”
He said if there was a decision for Kenya to impose sanctions on South
Sudan, this could be done either through the East African Community or
the through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), but
not as a unilateral action.
“Kenya cannot therefore unilaterally impose sanctions; it’s a
self-seeking proposition by the legislators concerned, in my view,”
former Kenya Vice President, Musyoka, wrote in an article he published
on Monday, 17 October, 2016, in response to the proposal.
“Matters of sanctions cannot be imposed by one country, and can only
be discussed within the framework of IGAD. These Mps were just
addressing the local problem,” he added.
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17 October 23:41, by ngadodo
S. Sudanese MPs and government under the leadership of President
Salva Kiir and Jeing/ Dinka Council of Elders, what they are happy
about, Country Collapsed in their watch what they’re doing in really
just prayers Dump government.
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18 October 05:59, by southsudan
Let them move to Kenya as they are doing know. Just guess how
many Dinka’s we have in Kenya? Let them just shut up and stop
confusing others who want peace. People of South Sudan are suffering
and they are still commenting on what is going on in the country
Kenya. They have come a long way and have peace in there country. Why
can’t we do the same?
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18 October 07:26, by Akuma
Kenyan MPs need to enact that law immediately and expel
those terrorists staying their country. Kenya government can’t allow
more terrorists which are dangerous than Al-Shabaab and Boko
Haram....Riek Machar groups are now ISIL of South Sudan and East
African Countries. So kick them out quickly
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18 October 07:42, by Midit Mitot
Desperately, Juba Gov,t will one day welcome their own death,
you are now welcoming sanction while you are the most wanted ones.Dr
Machar is good friend to all nations, don,t swinging your tails.
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18 October 06:22, by Whortti Bor Manza
This political prostitute called Martin Elia whose community the
peace loving Pojulu is on the verge of being extinct and yet he still
leaks the dirty anus of the Dinkas. These are corrupt Kenyan MPS
benefitting from choes in South Sudan. Dinkas will not be immune from
this sanctions and will be terribly affected because of their
predatory lavish life styles.
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18 October 07:24, by TRUE WATCHDOG
I know Riek like any other perpetrators have a profound prejudice
with lawful move by sister country in region and continent on release
of targeted sanction.The move is bold and benign in a clear
perspective since it bears sense of cajolement of ant-peace elements
to peace.It’s good for them who need their interests achieved through
blood shed but good for those whose lives are lost for no cogency
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Kenyan Parliament (AFP Photo)
October 17, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government under the
leadership of President Salva Kiir has selectively welcomed a push by
Kenyan members of parliament to sanction South Sudanese leaders, and
in particular to stop hosting the leader of the armed opposition
faction and former First Vice President, Riek Machar.
But the proposal by the Kenyan MPs did not only target Machar, but
also targeted President Salva Kiir and their families members residing
in Kenya.
However, cabinet affairs minister, Martin Elia Lomuro, told reporters
on Monday that the move by the Kenyan members of parliament was in
line with the regional commitment to help the transitional government
of national unity to implement the agreement on the resolution of the
conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.
“You know Kenya had played a very positive role in the resolution of
the conflict and this role is continuing. The Kenyan president was the
first to visit Juba after the July events. As part of the region, the
Kenyan government and Kenyan people are playing a key role in the
implementation of the peace agreement,” said minister Lomuro.
Kenya, he said, should not allow itself to be used by any hostile
group to destabilize the country.
“It is important for Kenya to continue playing its leading role. Riek
Machar and those who do not want peace, those who do not want the
country to be peaceful, should not be allowed to use any country as
their place for making destructive plans. They must be stopped,” said
Lomoro, whose home area, Lainya county in Equatoria region, is a
battle field between rival forces with displaced populations.
The official was reacting to media reports quoting heads of the two
Kenyan parliamentary committees condemning a new call for a return to
war against Salva Kiir’s government by Machar’s faction.
He was reacting to remarks attributed to the chairman of Kenya’s
security committee in Parliament, Asman Kamama and his counterpart in
the defence and foreign relations committee, Ndugu’u Githinji, both of
whom said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that they were working to
table a motion which would be considered next week to decide whether
to slap sanctions against both President Kiir and his former deputy,
Machar, and their relatives.
The Kenyan legislators said the two leaders’ families were enjoying
life in Kenya and owning assets which they said should be frozen by
the Kenyan authorities. The also condemned Machar’s comments calling
for war as ”unacceptable and inexcusable” and demonstrated lack of
concern and value for the people of South Sudan.
After talks with members of his faction in Khartoum late in September,
Machar called his forces to reorganise for a “popular armed
resistance” against the South Sudan’s government.
“We find the fresh calls for war unacceptable and inexcusable. We want
Machar and his allies to go back to the negotiating table as an option
to pursue and address his grievances,” Kamama told a press conference
at Parliament buildings.
“Taking the people of South Sudan back to the trenches must not be an
option. Saying the instability in South Sudan threatens Kenya’s
economic interests amid an influx of refugees into the country,” said
Kamama, further stressing that the bloodletting in the nation must
come to an end and Machar barred from accessing any East Africa
country.
Kenya, according to Kamama, has lost businesses with some branches of
banks including KCB, Co-operative and Equity getting burned down in
the capital Juba.
“The war threatens the continent’s largest Lappset project. Machar and
his allies cannot live in comfort in Nairobi and have his children go
to better schools while people continue to die in South Sudan,” said
Kamama.
Githinji, on the other hand, said Machar cannot be allowed to use any
capital in the region as a launch pad for his atrocities back home,
against innocent citizens, after failing to perform his duties as Vice
President. “Machar and his allies cannot be allowed to enjoy the
comfort and relative calm of capitals with their children going to
school.
MACHAR RESPONDS
In response to the allegations, Machar on Monday reacted from South
Africa where he went to for a short visit for “medical checkup” and
described the two Kenyan MPs as people supporting a regime in Juba
which is killing its own citizens and attempted to assassinate him.
In the response through Kenya media interview which his spokesman,
James Gatdet Dak, shared its link on his Facebook account, Machar said
the two Kenyan MPs were “ignorant” about what transpired in Juba and
should be educated about the situation and how it came about.
He also said he has no assets in Kenya such as houses and bank
accounts, saying his family is only renting a house, which he
struggles to pay through his “Kenyan friend.”
"Have they known what happened in Juba? Have they heard my side of the
story? This is the second time for me to be targeted in Juba by
President Salva to be killed. Are they not aware of this? They must be
blind to what is happening in Juba. I am ready for a debate. If Kenyan
MPs want to have a role to play in resolving the conflict in South
Sudan, they should give the two sides the chance for them to debate
among them," he said.
"I want peace, and let the Kenya people know that. I will come visit
President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya is my home. I will come and explain my
side," he added.
Machar also said he was behind the original idea to allow Kenya banks
and insurance companies and other businesses to establish themselves
in South Sudan when he was Vice President, even before the country
became independent in July 2011, adding that he was thinking about
Kenya as his home too and its people as his people.
He also said he was the one who pushed the government in Juba to
initiate oil pipeline through Kenya, but said the MPs seemed not to be
aware that he was the one promoting the relationship between the two
countries. Currently, Kenyan banks are being closed in South Sudan due
to unfavourable operations.
The opposition leader said he would come to Kenya to meet President
Uhuru Kenyatta and explain his part of the story.
He called on the Kenyan government not to "isolate itself" by siding
with one side in the conflict, which would drive it away from its
historical role as neutral peace maker in the region.
KENYAN OFFICIAL REBUKES MPS
Meanwhile, former Kenya Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka, who also
served as Foreign Minister in the past, described the two MPs’
proposition to sanction the two top leaders in South Sudan and their
families as “self-seeking” and could not make “sense.”
He said if there was a decision for Kenya to impose sanctions on South
Sudan, this could be done either through the East African Community or
the through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), but
not as a unilateral action.
“Kenya cannot therefore unilaterally impose sanctions; it’s a
self-seeking proposition by the legislators concerned, in my view,”
former Kenya Vice President, Musyoka, wrote in an article he published
on Monday, 17 October, 2016, in response to the proposal.
“Matters of sanctions cannot be imposed by one country, and can only
be discussed within the framework of IGAD. These Mps were just
addressing the local problem,” he added.
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Kenyan Parliament (AFP Photo)
October 17, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government under the
leadership of President Salva Kiir has selectively welcomed a push by
Kenyan members of parliament to sanction South Sudanese leaders, and
in particular to stop hosting the leader of the armed opposition
faction and former First Vice President, Riek Machar.
But the proposal by the Kenyan MPs did not only target Machar, but
also targeted President Salva Kiir and their families members residing
in Kenya.
However, cabinet affairs minister, Martin Elia Lomuro, told reporters
on Monday that the move by the Kenyan members of parliament was in
line with the regional commitment to help the transitional government
of national unity to implement the agreement on the resolution of the
conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.
“You know Kenya had played a very positive role in the resolution of
the conflict and this role is continuing. The Kenyan president was the
first to visit Juba after the July events. As part of the region, the
Kenyan government and Kenyan people are playing a key role in the
implementation of the peace agreement,” said minister Lomuro.
Kenya, he said, should not allow itself to be used by any hostile
group to destabilize the country.
“It is important for Kenya to continue playing its leading role. Riek
Machar and those who do not want peace, those who do not want the
country to be peaceful, should not be allowed to use any country as
their place for making destructive plans. They must be stopped,” said
Lomoro, whose home area, Lainya county in Equatoria region, is a
battle field between rival forces with displaced populations.
The official was reacting to media reports quoting heads of the two
Kenyan parliamentary committees condemning a new call for a return to
war against Salva Kiir’s government by Machar’s faction.
He was reacting to remarks attributed to the chairman of Kenya’s
security committee in Parliament, Asman Kamama and his counterpart in
the defence and foreign relations committee, Ndugu’u Githinji, both of
whom said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that they were working to
table a motion which would be considered next week to decide whether
to slap sanctions against both President Kiir and his former deputy,
Machar, and their relatives.
The Kenyan legislators said the two leaders’ families were enjoying
life in Kenya and owning assets which they said should be frozen by
the Kenyan authorities. The also condemned Machar’s comments calling
for war as ”unacceptable and inexcusable” and demonstrated lack of
concern and value for the people of South Sudan.
After talks with members of his faction in Khartoum late in September,
Machar called his forces to reorganise for a “popular armed
resistance” against the South Sudan’s government.
“We find the fresh calls for war unacceptable and inexcusable. We want
Machar and his allies to go back to the negotiating table as an option
to pursue and address his grievances,” Kamama told a press conference
at Parliament buildings.
“Taking the people of South Sudan back to the trenches must not be an
option. Saying the instability in South Sudan threatens Kenya’s
economic interests amid an influx of refugees into the country,” said
Kamama, further stressing that the bloodletting in the nation must
come to an end and Machar barred from accessing any East Africa
country.
Kenya, according to Kamama, has lost businesses with some branches of
banks including KCB, Co-operative and Equity getting burned down in
the capital Juba.
“The war threatens the continent’s largest Lappset project. Machar and
his allies cannot live in comfort in Nairobi and have his children go
to better schools while people continue to die in South Sudan,” said
Kamama.
Githinji, on the other hand, said Machar cannot be allowed to use any
capital in the region as a launch pad for his atrocities back home,
against innocent citizens, after failing to perform his duties as Vice
President. “Machar and his allies cannot be allowed to enjoy the
comfort and relative calm of capitals with their children going to
school.
MACHAR RESPONDS
In response to the allegations, Machar on Monday reacted from South
Africa where he went to for a short visit for “medical checkup” and
described the two Kenyan MPs as people supporting a regime in Juba
which is killing its own citizens and attempted to assassinate him.
In the response through Kenya media interview which his spokesman,
James Gatdet Dak, shared its link on his Facebook account, Machar said
the two Kenyan MPs were “ignorant” about what transpired in Juba and
should be educated about the situation and how it came about.
He also said he has no assets in Kenya such as houses and bank
accounts, saying his family is only renting a house, which he
struggles to pay through his “Kenyan friend.”
"Have they known what happened in Juba? Have they heard my side of the
story? This is the second time for me to be targeted in Juba by
President Salva to be killed. Are they not aware of this? They must be
blind to what is happening in Juba. I am ready for a debate. If Kenyan
MPs want to have a role to play in resolving the conflict in South
Sudan, they should give the two sides the chance for them to debate
among them," he said.
"I want peace, and let the Kenya people know that. I will come visit
President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya is my home. I will come and explain my
side," he added.
Machar also said he was behind the original idea to allow Kenya banks
and insurance companies and other businesses to establish themselves
in South Sudan when he was Vice President, even before the country
became independent in July 2011, adding that he was thinking about
Kenya as his home too and its people as his people.
He also said he was the one who pushed the government in Juba to
initiate oil pipeline through Kenya, but said the MPs seemed not to be
aware that he was the one promoting the relationship between the two
countries. Currently, Kenyan banks are being closed in South Sudan due
to unfavourable operations.
The opposition leader said he would come to Kenya to meet President
Uhuru Kenyatta and explain his part of the story.
He called on the Kenyan government not to "isolate itself" by siding
with one side in the conflict, which would drive it away from its
historical role as neutral peace maker in the region.
KENYAN OFFICIAL REBUKES MPS
Meanwhile, former Kenya Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka, who also
served as Foreign Minister in the past, described the two MPs’
proposition to sanction the two top leaders in South Sudan and their
families as “self-seeking” and could not make “sense.”
He said if there was a decision for Kenya to impose sanctions on South
Sudan, this could be done either through the East African Community or
the through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), but
not as a unilateral action.
“Kenya cannot therefore unilaterally impose sanctions; it’s a
self-seeking proposition by the legislators concerned, in my view,”
former Kenya Vice President, Musyoka, wrote in an article he published
on Monday, 17 October, 2016, in response to the proposal.
“Matters of sanctions cannot be imposed by one country, and can only
be discussed within the framework of IGAD. These Mps were just
addressing the local problem,” he added.
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17 October 23:41, by ngadodo
S. Sudanese MPs and government under the leadership of President
Salva Kiir and Jeing/ Dinka Council of Elders, what they are happy
about, Country Collapsed in their watch what they’re doing in really
just prayers Dump government.
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18 October 05:59, by southsudan
Let them move to Kenya as they are doing know. Just guess how
many Dinka’s we have in Kenya? Let them just shut up and stop
confusing others who want peace. People of South Sudan are suffering
and they are still commenting on what is going on in the country
Kenya. They have come a long way and have peace in there country. Why
can’t we do the same?
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18 October 07:26, by Akuma
Kenyan MPs need to enact that law immediately and expel
those terrorists staying their country. Kenya government can’t allow
more terrorists which are dangerous than Al-Shabaab and Boko
Haram....Riek Machar groups are now ISIL of South Sudan and East
African Countries. So kick them out quickly
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18 October 07:42, by Midit Mitot
Desperately, Juba Gov,t will one day welcome their own death,
you are now welcoming sanction while you are the most wanted ones.Dr
Machar is good friend to all nations, don,t swinging your tails.
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18 October 06:22, by Whortti Bor Manza
This political prostitute called Martin Elia whose community the
peace loving Pojulu is on the verge of being extinct and yet he still
leaks the dirty anus of the Dinkas. These are corrupt Kenyan MPS
benefitting from choes in South Sudan. Dinkas will not be immune from
this sanctions and will be terribly affected because of their
predatory lavish life styles.
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18 October 07:24, by TRUE WATCHDOG
I know Riek like any other perpetrators have a profound prejudice
with lawful move by sister country in region and continent on release
of targeted sanction.The move is bold and benign in a clear
perspective since it bears sense of cajolement of ant-peace elements
to peace.It’s good for them who need their interests achieved through
blood shed but good for those whose lives are lost for no cogency
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