{UAH} SOME BAD NEWS FOR THE LUOS

Kenya vows to spearhead peace initiatives in the region

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya has vowed to step up her peace diplomacy to resolve regional conflicts which have beset several countries in the Africa region. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said creating relative stability will be crucial for economic prosperity of the continent. “Kenya has played a major role in the fostering of peace in the neighboring countries and will continue with the peace diplomacy with the neighbors,” Mohamed told journalists in Nairobi. The East African nation successful mediating Sudan peace talks that culminated in the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in Nairobi in 2005 and Somalia peace talks that led to the formation of transitional government of Somalia in 2004. Regional analysts say with Somalia already a serious problem for the region due to activities of Al-Qaida allied terror group, Al-Shabaab, another war in South Sudan, would simply be disastrous. Mohamed said the Kenya which is surrounded by countries in political turmoil will strive to ensure that peace prevails in the powder keg region. She said that the economic prospects that the country aims to achieve can only be realized within a peaceful and stable environment both internally and externally. The cabinet secretary said Kenya was the first country to react to the South Sudan crisis as they moved in within four days of the conflict which is a record time in the world. Mohamed said Nairobi has also been involved in the brokering peace between DRC government and the M23 rebels in a peace deal that was also signed in Nairobi on Dec. 12, 2013, a very special day for both Kenya and DRC. The agreement was part of ongoing talks between the M23 and the Government, held in Uganda, under the auspices of Museveni as mediator and chairperson of the ICGLR, as well as Ugandan Defense Minister and Facilitator, Crispus Kiyonga. The M23 which is composed of soldiers who mutinied from the DRC national army in April, along with other armed groups, has clashed repeatedly with the FARDC. The deal came after UN officials have deplored the activities of other armed groups in the region, including Mayi Mayi, the FDLR, the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The Nairobi agreement also came after the M23 rebels had pulled out of the city after regional leaders came under diplomatic pressure, and in February neighboring states signed a framework peace agreement with the DRC. Mohamed said Kenya has also been involved in the search for peace in the troubled Central Africa Republic where she said the situation has started to normalize. “Kenya is also proud to have taken part in the peace diplomacy and negotiations in the Central African Republic and the we hope that the interim president who am glad is a woman will bring peace and stability to the nation,” Mohamed. The president of the strife-torn West African nation Michel Djotodia and his Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye resigned under pressure from regional leaders on Jan. 10. The beleaguered Djotodia, whose chaotic nine-month rule has been marked by the abuses of his mostly Muslim rebel movement, was forced to resign after being summoned to neighboring Chad by its president, Idriss Deby Itno. Itno, a regional power broker had who, along with other neighboring leaders, criticized him for failing to stop the continued sectarian violence in the country. Djotodia’s exit leaves the state in the hands of a weak transitional government and facing an uncertain future. The West African nation has endured five coups and perpetual instability since gaining independence from France in 1960.

 

 

           Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
           Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"