Kenyatta nominates Lt. Njoroge to lead South Sudan peace deal

By PSCU, Mombasa

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Amb. Lt. Gen. Augostino S.K. Njoroge (Rtd) as Vice Chairperson to the Joint Monitory and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) on the implementation of the South Sudanese Peace Agreement.

Amb. Lt. Gen. Njoroge will be the Vice Chairperson to former President of Botswana, His Excellency Festus Mogae, the JMEC Chairperson.

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission was established by the agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan. The JMEC has been tasked with monitoring and overseeing the implementation of South Sudan’s Compromise Peace Agreement, including the mandate and tasks of the Transitional Government of National Unity, and the adherence of the parties to the agreed timelines and implementation schedule.

The Republic of Kenya was requested by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to fill the post of the Vice Chair of JMEC.

The JMEC office was launched in Juba on November 18, thus marking the beginning of the actual implementation of the peace process.