Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has disclosed how a late-night message prevented him from traveling to South Sudan for a high-profile peace meeting.
Speaking during the Open Government Partnership (OGP) forum on Tuesday, Mudavadi explained that he was set to join a delegation heading to Juba to address the escalating conflict.
However, the worsening situation in South Sudan led to a decision for him to cancel his trip. "One of the excuses I had given because I was supposed to join you yesterday, and I said I was not sure because, under IGAD, I was supposed to be part of a team going to Juba because the crisis is escalating again in South Sudan, so on Sunday at midnight the message came from the IGAD office that sorry you cannot now go because the tension is reaching dangerous levels," Mudavadi explained.
PCS Musalia Mudavadi (left) and President William Ruto at an official meeting, June 2024 The Standard The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) organized a high-profile meeting among leaders to deliberate on the escalating tensions and violence in Juba, raising fears of a relapse into civil war.
