Author: Otto Abut
The Government delegations who returned from the Nairobi-Keny peace dialogue with the holdout group have reported positive progress in the ongoing negotiations.
The Minister of Information, Communication, Telecom, and Postal Services, Hon. Michael Makuei Luet and other government delegations briefed the news media on Friday.
He said the government remained mute from media utterance from the beginning to keep the negotiations out of social media space that in his mind may interfere with the peace process.
Hon. Makuei refutes the social media information allegedly indicating the government has reached a consensus with the holdout groups to reduce the Presidency and the legislatures.
He said some of the alleged propaganda, was the position of the opposition presented during the Tumani Initiative which is subjected to debates in the next session.
The Minister said they have agreed with the holdout group to reconstitute the Unity government after signing the agreement to accommodate some of the opposition’s members.
He explained that such gestures are avenues to improve the South Sudan peace implementation mechanism.
Meanwhile, Marko Tako Moi, the deputy minister of General education one among the delegations reiterated positive progress in the Tumani initiative and said some pressing issues include the permanent constitution-making process.
He said the opposition suggested the process to be conducted in Kenya to avoid fear of intimidation, but the government is in contention with such a recommendation.
For his part, the head of the delegation Albino Matom assured the public of the continued effort to bring in all the holdout group including Thomas Cirillo Swaka who didn’t turn up during the first phase of the process.
The Government delegations include Michael Makuei Lueth, Gabriel Chanson Chang, the National Minister of Higher Education, Martin Abucha Minister of Mining, and prominent officials in South Sudan.