Arusha - PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete is on Monday expected to unite the two
leaders of South Sudan's conflicting groups and eventually bring to an end
the ongoing civil wars in Juba.
For the whole of last week, between the 12th and 18th of October 2014
delegations from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) family had
been assembling in Arusha, deeply engaged in an intra- SPLM dialogue aimed
at uniting the two factions of the split political party.
The Sudanese party factions have now reached progress on establishing
framework for the SPLM dialogues, including shared principles, objectives
and agenda for engaging in the talks.
The process was convened by President Jakaya Kikwete at the request of the
South Sudan movements' leaders who wanted to bring together all SPLM
fighting groups.
"Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), which is Tanzania's ruling party, undertook the
task of coordinating and hosting the South Sudan talks in Arusha, with the
aim of reuniting SPLM leadership and the People of South-Sudan," explained
the CCM Secretary General, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, when speaking on Sunday.
"The initial phase of the SS dialogue was held in frank, honest and cordial
manner and after its conclusion the CCM Chairman, Comrade Jakaya Kikwete has
invited the principal leaders of SPLM, Comrades, Salva Kiir, the South Sudan
President and Riek Machara for the official launching of the process in
Arusha this Monday," stated Mr Kinana.
As a result of the South Sudanese civil war in 2013-2014, the SPLM party
split and factionalised into the SPLM-Juba, led by President Salva Kiir and
the SPLM-IO (in opposition), being helmed by former Vice President Riek
Machar.
Both SS President Kiir and Mr Machar are, however, expected to bury the
hatchet and shake hands in Arusha today, as President Kikwete looks on.