{"id":42316,"date":"2026-01-22T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=42316"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:34:01","slug":"kiir-reiterates-call-for-peace-amidst-ongoing-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/kiir-reiterates-call-for-peace-amidst-ongoing-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiir reiterates call for peace amidst ongoing conflict\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Yiep Joseph<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reiterated his call on citizens to join efforts toward peace and stability in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Kiir\u2019s call followed a series of reports of armed confrontations between the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces and the armed groups in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement obtained from the Presidential Press Unit (PPU), the head of state made the call during swearing in of top officials in Juba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Salva Kiir Mayardit has urged the citizens to work towards achieving peace in the nation,\u201d the statement partly read.<\/p>\n<p>Kiir urged the officials to ensure strict adherence to the rule of law and institutional reforms.<\/p>\n<p>According to a PPU statement, the head of state directed the Minister of Interior to reorganize the police force in order to effectively enforce the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Kiir added that effective law enforcement reduces cases of crime in the country as well as allowing the citizens to carry out their activities normally.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate call, the Head of State further directed the Minister of Labour to ensure that the labor rights of citizens are protected.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, Kiir charged the governor of Lakes State with ensuring that the current levels of security and stability are sustained.<\/p>\n<p>He added that as the country enters the election, peace at the state level remains paramount to the cohesion and development of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The officials that took oath at the presidential palace include Aleu Ayieny Aleu, Minister of Interior; Ezekial Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Public Service and Human Resources Development; Anthony Lino Makana, Minister of Labour; and Sarah Nyanath Elijiah Yong, Minister of Culture, Museums, and National Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yiep Joseph President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reiterated his call on citizens to join efforts toward peace and stability in the country. Kiir\u2019s call followed a series of reports of armed confrontations between the South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces and the armed groups in some parts of the country.<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/kiir-reiterates-call-for-peace-amidst-ongoing-conflict\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KIIR-5.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42318,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42316\/revisions\/42318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}