{"id":32009,"date":"2023-02-12T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T10:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kenyas-ruto-meets-south-sudan-delegation"},"modified":"2023-02-12T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T11:24:24","slug":"kenyas-ruto-meets-south-sudan-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kenyas-ruto-meets-south-sudan-delegation","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s Ruto meets South Sudan delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan President William Ruto said he has received a goodwill message from his counterpart, President Salva Kiir, through a delegation to Nairobi on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post, Ruto said the stability of South Sudan is integral to the economic integration of East Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan president appeared in the post on his official page, greeting Presidential Affairs Minister Dr. Barnaba Marial and the Director-General of Internal Security Bureau Akol Koor Kuc.<\/p>\n<p>Other officials present were Governor Louis Lobong Lojore of Eastern Equatoria State, the Special Presidential Envoy on Special Programs Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKenya commits to elimination of all barriers to achieve social and economic growth in the region. At State House, I received a goodwill message from South Sudan President Salva Kiir delivered by Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin, who is also the Minister for Presidential Affairs,\u201d Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p>The visit to Kenya by the South Sudan government delegation comes a few days after a border tension resulted in ethnic clashes at the disputed Ilemi Triangle.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan reportedly accuses Kenya of illegally taking 42 points of its borderline at Nadapal area of Kapoeta East.<\/p>\n<p>But Nairobi has denied the claims that it has encroached South Sudan\u2019s territory arguing that it respects the boundaries of its neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Kenyan President William Ruto said he has received a goodwill message from his counterpart, President Salva Kiir, through a delegation to Nairobi on the weekend. In a Facebook post, Ruto said the stability of South Sudan is integral to the economic integration of East Africa. 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