By William Madouk<\/p>\n
General Dickson Gatluak Jock, the leader of the breakaway South Sudan United Front\/Army-Nairobi Declaration [SSUF\/A-ND], will arrive in Juba in two weeks\u2019 time for peace talks.<\/strong><\/p>\n He is expected to jet in Juba with his top 15-member delegation, comprising both political and military wing, to interact with senior government officials to consolidate the “homegrown\u2019 peace initiative.<\/p>\n General Gatluak is another top renegade leader to join President Salva Kiir in Juba, after Gen. Johnson Olony, the commander of Agwelek forces.<\/p>\n SSUF\/A-ND spokesperson Col. Philip Deng Kuol said his boss will arrive in the capital soon, for a short visit after meeting with the government delegation in Nairobi.<\/p>\n “The SSUF\/A high-level delegation led by the chairman, Gen. Dickson Gatluak Jock Nyuot, will arrive in the capital, Juba, in two weeks for a short visit,” Kuol said in a statement seen by this outlet.<\/p>\n “The visit will purposely give room to the entire team led by the chairman to meet with the government dignitaries.”<\/p>\n According to Kuol, the slated meeting would boost relations and build confidence with the government before they went back to base for actual peace implementation.<\/p>\n The move is pursuant to the “homegrown” initiative proposed by breakaway SSUF\/A to have peace talks with the government, he said.<\/p>\n “This visit does not shut the doors to dialogue with the regime at an unspecified date and venue.”<\/p>\n After sealing the deal, General Gatluak\u2019s forces could be integrated into the South Sudan People\u2019s Defence Forces.<\/p>\n However, the negotiation date has yet to be declared, according to the military spokesman.<\/p>\n However, the No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper\u2019s effort to get confirmation from the minister of information and government spokesperson, Michael Makuei, was futile by press time.<\/p>\n In March 2023, the South Sudan United Front\/Army-Nairobi Declaration prepared a negotiation team ahead of planned peace talks with the government.<\/p>\n The thirteen-member team will hold peace talks with Kiir\u2019s administration to reach a deal through the “home-grown peace initiative\u2019.<\/p>\n Lt-Gen Charles Uchalla Muong was appointed as the chief negotiator, and Nhial DoJiok Doap was appointed as the assistant chief negotiator.<\/p>\n In January last year, a group of dissident generals and senior members of SSUFA\/A, dubbed the \u2018Nairobi Declaration,” ousted Paul Malong Awan, citing readiness for a peace talk with Kiir\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n But Gen. Awan kicked out the renegade generals and accused them of \u2018betrayal and conspiracy to weaken the party\u2019; hitherto, Gen. Gatluak defied the order, stating he could not be dismissed.<\/p>\n That led Awan to suffer severely as his own movement, SSUF\/A, split into two factions, with a new breakaway dubbed SSUFA-Nairobi led by Gen. Dickson Gatluak.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By William Madouk General Dickson Gatluak Jock, the leader of the breakaway South Sudan United Front\/Army-Nairobi Declaration [SSUF\/A-ND], will arrive in Juba in two weeks\u2019 time for peace talks. 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