INTRO:South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar is in Uganda where he discussed prospects of peace in the young nation with President Museveni.
Riek Machar has asked Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to intervene in the implementation of the country's peace accord...
Isabel Nakirya reports from Kampala
IN: Riek Machar has....
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VO 1 Riek Machar has asked President Museveni to help convince Salva Kiir to abide by the peace agreement.
VO 2 Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is a close ally of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir.
VO 2 Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is a close ally of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir.
VO 3 President Museveni has been taking a leading role in the peace process in South Sudan.
VO 4 Ugandan troops went into South Sudan to fight along side government forces when the war broke out in December 2013....the forces have since withdrawn.
VO 4 Ugandan troops went into South Sudan to fight along side government forces when the war broke out in December 2013....the forces have since withdrawn.
SOT 1: RIEK MACHAR - SOUTH SUDAN OPPOSITION LEADER
"You will recall that when we signed on the 9th of August, it took President Salva nine days to append his signature on the agreement. President Museveni had played a very important role in persuading him to sign it. So we think this time President Museveni should come in and assist us."
"You will recall that when we signed on the 9th of August, it took President Salva nine days to append his signature on the agreement. President Museveni had played a very important role in persuading him to sign it. So we think this time President Museveni should come in and assist us."
VO 5 The two leaders have not agreed on the number of states to be created which Machar says is a major stumbling block in the formation of a unity government.
SOT 2 : RIEK MACHAR - SOUTH SUDAN OPPOSITION LEADER
"The debate of 28 states for us is irrelevant because the peace agreement talks only of ten states. During the negotiations we were the ones who said we want more states to be created but since the government then did not want it, since IGAD leaders rebuked us, so we must implement the peace agreement in unilateral spirit and not create more states."
"The debate of 28 states for us is irrelevant because the peace agreement talks only of ten states. During the negotiations we were the ones who said we want more states to be created but since the government then did not want it, since IGAD leaders rebuked us, so we must implement the peace agreement in unilateral spirit and not create more states."
VO 6 President Kiir has refused to scrap the 28 states plan saying he hopes to bring social services closer to people with more administrative units.
VO 7 Several peace agreements have been signed in South Sudan, but violated.
VO 8 Both the warring sides have thrown blame at each other.
VO 9 A statement from statehouse Uganda indicates President Museveni has agreed to ensure that lasting peace returns to South Sudan.
VO 7 Several peace agreements have been signed in South Sudan, but violated.
VO 8 Both the warring sides have thrown blame at each other.
VO 9 A statement from statehouse Uganda indicates President Museveni has agreed to ensure that lasting peace returns to South Sudan.
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