Kiir calls for 'national dialogue' to end war.

Kiir said a panel of "eminent personalities and people of consensus" would guide the national dialogue which would involve "all the people of South Sudan" but did not say who the panel members would be.  

President Salva Kiir called Wednesday for a "national dialogue" to end the three-year-long civil war in South Sudan.

In a speech to parliament, Kiir, whose wrangling for power with his former deputy Riek Machar plunged the world's newest nation into a brutal, destructive and ongoing civil war in December 2013, said the dialogue would "consolidate peace" in South Sudan.

Kiir said a panel of "eminent personalities and people of consensus" would guide the national dialogue which would involve "all the people of South Sudan" but did not say who the panel members would be.

The ambitious aims of the initiative, he said, are to "save the country from disintegration and usher in a new era of peace, stability and prosperity."
"As long as I am your president, I will not allow the suffering of our people to continue and I will not also allow this country to fall apart," Kiir said.
Kiir's troops and allied militia have been accused of ethnic massacres, rape and sexual slavery, looting, pillage and the forced recruitment of child soldiers. Rebels have perpetrated similar crimes.
In recent weeks fresh ethnic killings -- most allegedly carried out by Kiir's forces -- in and around the southern town of Yei have triggered genocide warnings from the UN.
In his speech Kiir asked forgiveness "for any mistakes I might have committed" but did not specify what they might be.
Neither was there any mention of justice for crimes committed, nor of his arch enemy Machar who is currently in exile in South Africa after being chased from the country during battles that raged in the capital Juba in July.
Nevertheless, Kiir issued a directive to both government and rebel forces "to immediately cease hostilities, protect their fellow citizens and prepare the ground for a more peaceful, secure and joyous Christmas and New Year."
Kiir's call comes at the start of the traditional fighting season, after the rains have stopped, and on the eve of the civil war's third anniversary.

Ugandan MPs reject proposals to enshrine presidential term limits during legislators' meeting 

 

The Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Jacob Oulanyah who led the Ugandan delegation opposed the proposal cautioning against undermining the sovereignty of member states. 

Members of Parliament from Africa, the Caribbean an Pacific have disagreed on the proposal to have Presidential term limits enshrined in the constitutions of their respective countries.
The presidential term limit debate is currently spearheaded by the European Union and the delegates who are currently sitting in Nairobi, Kenya will have to take a decision by next week.
The Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Jacob Oulanyah who led the Ugandan delegation opposed the proposal cautioning against undermining the sovereignty of member states.