{Uganda people’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has said it has no intention of deploying in South Sudan following fresh fights in the yoUganda people’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has said it has no intention of deploying in South Sudan following fresh fights in the youngest East African country.}
The army spokesperson Lt Col Paddy Ankunda told Daily Monitor“ Do not speculate. I have told you that the UPDF is not deploying in South Sudan.”
Earlier in the day, Col Ankunda tweeted saying: “Let me be clear: UPDF has not deployed in South Sudan. We do not have even a single soldier in Juba.”
His remarks come after speculations that the Uganda was likely to deploy its forces in South Sudan to contain the situation like the case was in December 2013 when fights broke out between government army and rebels forces led by vice president Riek Machar who had been sacked.
In a televised interview on Aljazeera, the S. Sudanese minister for Information, Michael Makuei Lueth flanked by minister for Mining, Taban Deng Gai called for a ceasefire.
Fresh clashes which broke out on Friday between government forces royal to President Kiir and those loyal to Machar have so far left 270 people feared dead and hundreds displaced.
“It is our country, why should we live in chaos every now and then. We believe everybody who is rational in this country will abide by the orders of the President and a cease fire will be respected,” Mr Lueth said.
“All of you have observed that President Salva Kiir is in total control and the people of this country are backing him.The officers should implement the orders of the Commander in Chief,” he added.ungest East African country.
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