JUBA– President William Samoei Ruto has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for talks with President Salva Kiir Mayardit over the peace process called the Tumaini Initiative.

Last week, President Ruto held discussions with a government delegation from South Sudan and also met Opposition parties’ representatives in the Tumaini Initiative on Tuesday in Nairobi.

President William Ruto is in Juba for talks with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on the Tumaini Initiative, a peace process.

Ruto previously met South Sudan's government and opposition in Nairobi, where both sides agreed to sign the Tumaini Consensus.

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The two groups have confirmed their readiness to sign the Tumaini Consensus, a product of inclusive negotiations.

Kenya has been hosting negotiations between the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity and other groups to advance the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the South Sudan Peace Agreement.