{"id":58753,"date":"2024-05-22T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kenyan-authorities-investigate-assassination-claim-by-south-sudan-opposition-leader"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:39:59","slug":"kenyan-authorities-investigate-assassination-claim-by-south-sudan-opposition-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kenyan-authorities-investigate-assassination-claim-by-south-sudan-opposition-leader","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan authorities investigate assassination claim by South Sudan opposition leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan security agencies are probing allegations by South Sudanese opposition leader General Stephen Buay Rolnyang that he is the target of an assassination plot orchestrated by a senior South Sudanese government official, Kenya\u2019s government said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Buay, who leads the South Sudan People\u2019s Movement (SSPM) and the South Sudan United National Alliance (SSUNA), claimed in a statement on Monday that security agents, including Kenyans hired by South Sudan\u2019s security advisor Tut Gatluak, were seeking to harm him in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The opposition leader is currently in Kenya for peace talks between the South Sudanese government and non-signatory groups to the revitalized peace agreement, including the SSPM.<\/p>\n

He has requested safe passage out of Kenya due to the alleged security threat.<\/p>\n

Kenyan authorities, however, refuted Buay\u2019s claims and emphasized their commitment to providing a secure environment for the peace talks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government of Kenya-led Mediation Phase of the High-Level Mediation for South Sudan… confirms that the peace process is conducted in a secure environment,\u201d a Kenyan government statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the reported incidents, the Hotel Security, Kenya Police Service and the complainants comprehensively reviewed all the footage and were satisfied with the outcome that no suspicious incidents occurred,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The statement further noted that Kenyan authorities are investigating Buay\u2019s allegations and will publicly disclose the findings upon completion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe regrettable incident circulating in social media, is under investigation by the relevant security agencies of the Republic of Kenya and the outcome of the same shall be communicated publicly,\u201d the Kenyan government statement concluded.<\/p>\n

The motive behind the alleged plot against Buay remains unclear. However, tensions have simmered since SSPM forces attacked Mayom County in July 2022, killing the county commissioner, Maj. Gen. Chuol Gatluak, who is the elder brother of Tut Gatluak.<\/p>\n

August of the same year, South Sudanese security operatives, reportedly aided by Sudanese paramilitary RSF, arrested and subsequently killed or disappeared several senior opposition commanders linked to the SSPM in raids conducted in Sudan\u2019s Western Kordofan State.<\/p>\n

Gatluak has dismissed Buay\u2019s accusations as attempts to smear his reputation.<\/p>\n

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