Ugandan rebel leader fails to show up for peace deal signing
November 29, 2008 (JUBA) — The fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony once again failed to appear today for the signing of a peace agreement reached by his delegation with the Ugandan government since April this year.
Joachim Chissano; the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for LRA war-affected areas and members of mediation team returned this evening to Juba after spending the day at Ri-Kwangba, near Sudan-Congo border waiting for Kony as it had been agreed to sign a final document of peace.
However, Chissano speaking to the BBC Radio today remained optimistic about the out come of their efforts to persuade the rebel leader to sign peace. Some members of his delegation stayed near the joint border with Congo with the hope that he could show up in Sunday.
“I don’t have reasons to doubt that he’ll not show up, because all the indications which he gave coming up to now are encouraging so I’m more confident than a few weeks ago,” said the UN envoy.
The Chief mediator and Vice-President of southern Sudan government, Riek Machar told a UN radio in Mabanga that the signing was postponed to Sunday. He explained the move by the LRA need to hold more consultations with the religious leaders, Miraya said.
The 21-year brutal conflict in Northern Uganda is blamed for the displacement of nearly 2 million people – now reportedly returning to their places of origin – and the death of tens of thousands more in the region.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Ugandan rebel leader fails to show up for peace deal signing
There is no way that we can be persuaded by some money lovers to continue looting Pounds with this fake peace of LRA. It is time to set fire on the LRA rebels, we have been deceived by some people who claim to be mediators for ages, but nothing was achieved as a result of this peace. I will never take a route to peace with LRA , but am confident to exchange bullets with those idiots of LRA rebels. It is sad to see that people are benefiting on this peace while thousands of lives have been lost and some are in threat. It is time for SPLA/M, UPDF and DRC troops to get rid of this gang movement of LRA. For those traders who are taking this peace as a personal business for getting rich will one day vomit like a fox who has intend to swallow a whole chicken. I don’t think that a theft will persuad another theft to take a risky, how can LRA leader leave himself to be persuaded by Riek, in what way can we believe that Riek would be able to achieve his indirect secret of acting as a peace mediator.
Kwaje D
Ugandan rebel leader fails to show up for peace deal signing
Any one suprised by Machar failling “Peace” medaition should think twice. Machar is a man of no success at all. That is why he is called Machar…. Shame on you.