{UAH} I will order my troops to forcebly remove Kirr : Riek Machar warns

By Judie Kaberia

Nairobi — Dr Riek Machar on Monday appealed to African leaders to ensure he gets back his vice president's position and assure him of his safety upon his return to Juba.

He warned if this fails, he will ask his troops to forcibly capture Juba and evict President Salva Kiir.

In an exclusive interview with Capital FM News in Nairobi, Machar's Spokesman James Gatdet said a force from the region should be deployed to Juba to protect Machar and his leadership.

"What he wants is to come back to Juba. But first a third party force should be deployed to guarantee his protection; protection of his officials and citizens. The force should take charge in Juba, so that he could resume and continue the implementation of the peace agreement," he explained.

"If the regional force or third force is not going to be deployed soon to stop Kiir's forces from going on offensive against Machar's forces in the bushes around Juba, then we will be forced to move on Juba and take control so that we dismantle the source of such orders to attack," he explained.

"The other option is to remove President Kiir because he has been a failure."

According to Gatdet, Kiir's army was losing its grip as Machar's army moved closer to the capital forcing his top commanders to stop the fighting.

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