President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday, November 26, held a consultative meeting with Hon Awut Deng Acuil, a special envoy of President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, at State House, Nairobi.
The President's Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU) announced on Wednesday, November 27, that the president held the meeting with the envoy with a view to discussing affairs concerning the troubled state.
"Hon Acuil, who is also his (President Salva Kiir) country's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, briefed the President on the challenges being faced by his (President Salva Kiir) country in the ongoing implementation of the 2018 peace agreement," PSCU announced.
The meeting came with a backdrop of alarming reports by a United Nations (UN) panel of experts who accused Kenya of playing part in the prolonged stalemate in South Sudan.
The UN accused Kenya of facilitating parties to perpetrate impunity in South Sudan and not fully supporting the peace process in the country.
"Kenya, on its part, has not demonstrated sufficient political and diplomatic will to consistently support the peace process,” a section of the report by the UN read.
Kenya was criticised, alongside Ethiopia, for failing to use leadership roles in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) to exert regional leverage on South Sudan's antagonists.
During the meeting, the president urged the South Sudanese leaders to speed up their peace efforts, stating that the 18 months of ceasefire experienced since the country's power-sharing agreement came into being, was a sign of a bright future for the country.
He also reassured the special envoy of Kenya's commitment to continue supporting efforts towards the full implementation of the peace pact between Kiir and Machar.
Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma and Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua attended the meeting.
