STATEMENT BY H.E.

PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA AFTER HOLDING

TALKS WITH FORMER SOUTH SUDAN VICE-PRESIDENT DR. RIEK
MACHAR AT STATE HOUSE, NAIROBI, 30TH MAY 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As am sure you are aware, over the last few days we have had a guest
amongst us. As Kenyans well know, the people of South Sudan and the people
of Kenya are one people. And our desire is to ensure that the people of South
Sudan are able to return to normalcy, stability and for all of us in
this region to work together for our mutual prosperity.
Towards that end, want to thank my brother here for agreeing to visit Kenya
and meet with us because we all see a way forward in getting a solution to the
problems currently bedeviling South Sudan.
ndeed, take this opportunity to commend my brother for signing the !
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of
"ay agreement, his dedication to the cessation of hostilities and to full
humanitarian access to all people of South Sudan.
#e are glad that the agreement recogni$es the need for inclusion of all
stakeholders in %nding a permanent solution to the problems facing South
Sudan.
take this opportunity to welcome my brother, and his entire team, to remain
robustly engaged in contributing, in good faith, to a framework for political
settlement to the current crisis in South Sudan.
#e are encouraged that you are committed to the achievement of a
government system that will allow sustainable peace and development in
South Sudan. t is, therefore, crucial and critical that all parties remain
committed to our GA&'driven negotiations, and to the agreement and
formation of a transitional government of national unity.
#e, in the GA& community, will continue to give this process every support
and encouragement that we can, and you can continue to rely on us.
n conclusion, say once again that the only interest that Kenya ( and indeed
the region '' has is a peaceful, stable and prosperous South Sudan that
contributes not only to the wellbeing of its people but also to the growth and
development of the entire region.
Thank you.