Kenya-Juba talks over Nadapal boarder;Foreign Affairs CS Mutua

By Dianah Chelagat

Bilateral talks  are  ongoing between Kenya  and South Sudan following  allegations of  a border row  between The  two  Countries .

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for  Foreign affairs  Dr.Alfred Mutua Wednesday  came out clear about the relationship between Kenya and South Sudan on boarders issues at Nedapal.

The Cabinet  secretary  has said the relationship between Kenya and  Juba  remains firm as well as  with other  neighbouring  countries  within the region and  that the  Kenyan  government is  committed  to forge  better bilateral ties with  its  neighbours .

“There is no rivalry  between Kenya and South Sudan,it  is just a matter of us sitting down and having  a dialogue,the challenge that we face in this continent is of the colonial boundaries between our  countries  and  we continue to embrace dialogue,”said Mutua.

Juba says Kenya has “illegally” taken 42 points of its borderline at Nadapal, a settlement on a key crossing point and trade route between the two countries.

South Sudan’s Deputy Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister, Deng Dau Deng, said Kenya and Uganda are claiming part of the South Sudan borderline, pointing out that Juba will not cede an inch of the territory.

According to business  daily Africa ,Juba has reported Kenya and Uganda to the African Union over the alleged border encroachment.

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