BACK IN THE SKY: President Ruto Set To Jet Out For Peace Talks
President William Ruto is preparing to leave the country for the second time in less than a week, ahead of a critical meeting in South Sudan.
According to Presidential Press Secretary Lily Martin Manyiel Ayuel, President Ruto plans to brief President Salva Kiir on the status of the Tumaini Initiative, which is being mediated by the Kenyan government between the South Sudanese government and remaining opposition groups.
“President Ruto will be coming tomorrow (Wednesday) upon the invitation of His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit,” the Presidential Press Secretary said.
The statement was intended to dispel rumors that the South Sudanese president is no longer interested in the Tumaini initiative.
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The Tumaini Initiative, which was launched on May 9, 2024, primarily involves talks between the South Sudanese coalition government under President Kiir and groups of South Sudan’s Opposition movements.
In 2018, the groups initially refused to sign R-ARCSS (Revitalised Agreement on Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan), a peace agreement that established a transitional government.
The holdout groups were particularly concerned that the government delegation was taking too long in Juba, which fueled rumors that elements in government security agencies were plotting to sabotage the Tumaini initiative.
President Ruto has been at the center of the peace talks, meeting with the High-Level Standing Committee for South Sudan on Monday, October 28.
The committee was chaired by Martin Elia Lomuro, South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs, who delivered a message from President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Following his meeting on Monday, October 28, Ruto reiterated regional leadership’s commitment to countering forces threatening Kenya’s key allies’ peace.
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“Peace and security in our region have significantly been boosted by the close collaboration between us and our partners around the world,” Ruto stated last week.
“As a result, we have substantially rolled back the threat of radicalization, violent extremism, and organised crime.”
President Ruto’s latest initiative comes just days after he visited Burundi for high-level discussions at the COMESA Summit.
The summit’s main goal was to strengthen multilateral relations among member countries, including Kenya, and regional value chains in order to deepen COMESA integration with other strategic partners in a variety of mutually beneficial fields.
BACK IN THE SKY: President Ruto Set To Jet Out For Peace Talks
