Grace Matsiko
8 May 2008
Kampala — LRA rebel leader, Joseph Kony will meet the Juba talks chief mediator, Dr Riek Machar this Saturday on the Sudan-Congo border, his key negotiator, Dr James Obita has said.
Dr Obita said his team will travel to Ri-kwangba in South Sudan on Friday to brief Kony on the issues he raised regarding the role of the special division of the High Court.
Talks to end LRA's 22-year insurgency stalled on April 10 when Kony failed to show up and sign a peace agreement.
"It is from the meeting with Dr Machar that Kony will propose the date he plans to sign the peace deal," Dr Obita said.
Among the officials that have been attending the meeting with the LRA delegation at Fairway Hotel include the Principal Judge, Justice James Ogoola, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr Richard Butera, traditional and local leaders from the insurgency-hit regions, civil society groups and donors. Dr Obita's team arrived in the country on Monday.
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