South Sudanese rebel leader of the South Sudan People’s Movement/ Army, General Stephen Buay Rolnyang has requested to quit ongoing peace talks in Nairobi. He has attributed his decision to assassination threats.
A rebel leader from south Sudan, Gen. Stephen Buoy Rolnyang has threatened to withdraw from participating in the Kenyan-mediated peace talks.
The leader who is the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of South Sudan People’s Movement/Army (SSPM/A), a rebel movement fighting to overthrow Kiir, cited the alleged presence of government operatives assigned by political rivals to assassinate him.
In a letter addressed to the Kenyan high-level mediation for South Sudan, Gen. Lazaros Sumbeiywo, the rebel leader asked that his team be allowed to return to their base.
Citing security concerns, the (SSPM/A) claimed he got intelligence that a team allegedly sent by Kiir’s security advisor, Tut Gatluak is in Kenya to assassinate him.
The leader further said that Juba is not ready for peace, highlighting that what they want is only to lure the opposition leaders to assassinate them in Nairobi. A game, according to him that they will not accept that. He further stressed they were going to meet as opposition leaders and come out with an official statement.
Though the allegations have not been proven, the Kenyan chief mediator and officials from the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a joint statement said they had carried out an investigation with Gen. Rolnyang and were satisfied with the outcome.
