Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting

By Isaac Vuni

November 4, 2009 (NAIROBI) — The border talks between Sudan and Kenya have been indefinitely suspended by the Kenyan government, disclosed Southern Sudan Commissioner for Peace and Reconciliation.

Speaking to Sudan Tribune today before his departure to Juba, Peace and Reconciliation Commissioner Lois Lobong Lajor wondered why the Kenyan government had suspended reconciliation talks at the last minute.

However, the organizers of the meeting said that the Resident District Commissioner of Moroto Naman Ojwe cancelled the meeting citing failure by the organizers to inform the Ugandan authorities about their agenda.

The meeting was slated to take place in Uganda after Sudanese officials declined to negotiate from Lokichoggio border town.

The Kenyan Broadcasting Cooperation cited unconfirmed reports that the Ugandan government was averse to welcoming the Sudanese nationals on its soil to protest the killing of three Ugandans in Eastern Equatorial region two week ago.

The southern Sudan official said the two countries share a lot in common since boundaries were imposed by colonial administration.

Commissioner Lajor further urged the Sudanese Toposa and Kenyan Turkana to refrain from fighting each other over water and grazing land, assuring that Southern Sudan and Kenyan governments will amicably find durable solutions to their needs, especially at time when their animals are dying of drought.

He also called upon the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to the two countries.

The Sudanese First Vice President and President of Southern Sudan government was in Nairobi last week for talks on CPA implementation and border issue. He said that the Toposa can only be disarmed in a comprehensive disarmament process engaged by Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda for all the border tribes.

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13 Forum messages

Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 05:52, by Gatwech

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Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 05:58, by Gatwech

Dear readers,

These border issues between South Sudan with Kenya and Uganda needs very careful attention. Khartoum is working hard to destabilize relations between these two countries with South Sudan before it could strike against the South. We need skillful negotiators like Dr. Riek Machar and Mr. Wani Igga to handle the issue with maturity and use their charms to calm down the boiling blood pressure and the nerves of Kenyan officials. We can’t afford to go to war with the Kenyans, the CPA midwives.
- Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 06:27, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
  
  Getwech
  
  Who do you think is being empowered by khartoum government? is it Toposa or Turkana? I don’t neither think any of this community has a link with terrorist group of arabs (Notorous Criminal Party (NCP). Don’t beleive what the dinkas lie about, that dinkas man has an intention of accusing the Kenya ministers. It is a culture of dinkas born to lier, lets be careful when we are trying to analysis our problems, because now every problems people refer to khartoum, even though the problem is caused by dinkas still some people point their finger to khartoum but failing to identify the real virus in South. Let me give few hints, Dinkas are no body, no friendship with any other community in South Sudan. They attack , nuer, they attacked shilluk, they attack themslves, they attacked Equatorians and almost they attack every living oragnism in South Sudan.
  
  The same that, the agony being inflicted by dinkas in Upper nile, Lake state, Jungle state and others, were all confused to be sponsored by NCP. LRA could be true in some ways, but to some extends dinkas are involved in attacking WES people, pretending to be LRA yet we don’t find the truth but crying Arabs arabs arabs,NCP NCP NCP NCP. If we don’t find the undercover enemy within oursleves for sure it will take us 100 years before the situation will improve. Now poverty, development and all human needs are in poor conditions, just come to knoy knoy market and see the enviornment, full of plastic bags, kids are feeding on leftover, some looking for foods in the rubbish. But see Kiir plus some of his dinkas ministers sends U$D 50,000 every month to their children in Euro, S. Africa, Kenya, UAE,USA, AUS and others. As a concern citizen we need to fix this problems before it is too later for us to catch up with the World. The solution is neither hard nor big, only Doctors and honorbale must take over from iliterates. Do you know who are those doctors, honorables and iliterates in GOSS?.
  - Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 06:39, by Gatwech
    
    Mr. Famous Big Logic Boy,
    
    You are right. Your argument has convinced me.
  - Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 6 November 2009 07:16, by meja
    
    Hi Mr. Big-Logic-Boy and Gatwech and other hardliners,
    
    Lets be objective, striving to promote repugnant ideas is basically a waste of time. Have you ever imagined the cost of realizing your wishes? If not, then you better give it a thought and see what to expect. Sometimes, it’s wise to give up a game in which you are well aware of its outcome; a lose! I am not rubbishing your ideas but only asking you to be realistic. I have read your stuff for quite a long time. lets invest our time in worthy activities. Mark my words, I am saying ’our’ not ’you’. Suppose everyone joined this little internet warfare?
    
    Drop your obnoxious ideas and go for realistic dreams. Good luck in your daily endeavors.
    
    Cheers.

Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 06:01, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

I don’t think that the issue of border between South and Kenya should be discusse by ministers rather than the local chief who knows the boundaries. My Toposa boys cannot watch themselves been attacked from every direction by karmojang and turkana. They have to defend themlves and this is what i said few months ago that, blooshed is a symbol of braveness in Equatorian culture. The only solution is to bring the local leaders from the three communities of Toposa, Turkana and Karmojang to discusse their own affairs. The leaders should also be advice to tell their people not enter foreign territory when grazing their cattle. If any of them has been involved in attack he must face min punishment of years in jail in order to bring the issue on control. Finally I don’t expect anyone talking about disarming of Toposa (Equatorians).

Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 06:11, by Allajabu

Well, something must be changing here guys. I cannot believe Mr. Logic Big Boy is changing for good and I wonder what state belongs and when will he makes his mind to challenge cowboy President Mayardit?

Allajabu Al Dinkawi
- Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 07:14, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
  
  Am MBO always expecting improvement in all levels.
  - Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 09:26, by Afredo christiani
    
    • Ha, Ha Ha H iam laughing at you guys with unsuccessful attempts. To destroy Dinka .let me tell you logic. Logic & busta -2 100 % equatoria man to produce 100 babies boys per a day won’t over comes dinka with your weak heart,foolish people’s who eat meat of squirrel and monkey. For getwech and Kim deng, you will finish yourselves over 2% percent of oil revenue before dinka attack you. food lovers and militias of NCP
    
    • Differentiate Dinka & GOOS do not mix them .you turned against dinka on internet because many of you failed on physical confrontation .shame on nyagets.
    - Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 15:15, by peter pal
      
      AFREDO CHRISTIANI/ JAANG/SLAVE what ever you are
      
      Where were you during the exact day of the self-determination (Aug.28)? Are you really from SLAVES/JAANG?
      
      GREAT EQUATORIANS are your future leaders. Is it not your Silver Care’s weakness that causes clashes in the UNITY?
      
      NUERS are good people. They used to assimilate instead of killing their good neighbours. We will not mention the time for the FALL-DOWN of the SLAVE/JAANG regime since it is at the door(2010/2011).
      
      Dear my brothers and sisters, let hold handsour hands together and fight against CORRUPTION, POVERTY,TRIBAL CONFLICTS,... which were built by Mr, KIIR.
      
      I will be in Juba next year(after KIIR’s died-out)
Kenya, South Sudan cancel border meeting 5 November 2009 21:24, by Aduol Liet

Big Logic Boy.

You are wrong, this is not a local level it is the Regional level, for example if the Topose have kill Kenya soldiers in the Border do you think that case will be handle by Southern Sudan Local chief.? If you say yse, then, you are wrong and that is why you are big foolishly logic boy who know nothing to contribute.