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President Salva Kiir's spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told Xinhua inJuba that Kiir has already conveyed his congratulatory message toKenyatta and looks forward to strengthening already existingbilateral relations with the region's economic powerhouse.
"Kenya is a strategic neighbor to South Sudan and therefore itselection is strategic. We congratulate whoever has won and thisshould not be taken as political," Ateny disclosed.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mawien Makollauded Kenya as partner in the regional group IntergovernmentalAuthority on Development (IGAD) that helped broker the shaky 2015peace agreement to end more than four years of fighting.
"Kenya is a strong partner in the IGAD and East AfricanCommunity (EAC). Our relationship will stay the same and we willstill pursue our relation like we used to," he said.
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Kenya's port of Mombasa remains the largest transport corridorfor most of the countries in the region, including land lockedSouth Sudan that relies heavily on fuel and food imports from theregion.
The war-torn country is also part of the Northern Corridorproject on infrastructure in the region that is pursuing ambitiousjoint infrastructure projects like oil pipeline, roads and railprojects.
South Sudan descended into violence in December 2013 afterpolitical dispute between President Kiir and his former deputyMachar led to fighting that pitied mostly Dinka ethnic soldiersloyal to Kiir against Machar's Nuer ethnic group.
The 2015 peace agreement to end the violence was again violatedin July 2016 when the rival factions resumed fighting in thecapital forcing Machar to flee into exile.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people anddisplaced millions that have sought refuge in neighboringcountries. Enditem
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The plan, launched in August, is designed to eliminate one of the main causes of instability in the war-torn region.
The government plan includes two phases: the first is providing financial compensation for each piece surrendered voluntarily by the citizens, armed groups and irregular military groups; the second is implementing a compulsory law that includes punishment to the violators.
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There is fear that the plan could lead to violent clashes between the armed groups and the government forces, once the phase of forcible collection begins.
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Despite some difficulties in executing the arms collection plan in Darfur, Faki reiterated the government's determination to achieve the plan's goal of making Darfur free of arms.
""We expect some to intend to hide their weapons or sell them to parties outside Sudan by taking advantage of the joint border between Darfur and some neighboring countries, but in the end the plan will achieve the main objective which is the disappearance of armed manifestations in Darfur,"" the governor said.
Meanwhile, most of the Sudanese forces are participating in the arms collection campaign in Darfur.
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""There is a strong response from the citizens to this campaign. Our forces have so far collected around 700 Kalashnikov rifles, 300 GM-3 rifles, 2 cannons and a large number of light weapons,"" he said.
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Salah Abbaker, a resident from South Darfur State, told Xinhua that he supports the arms collection campaign, as the spread of arms was one of the reasons of Darfur conflict.
""Collection of arms will benefit the citizens and contribute to the stability and development of Darfur. We support the arms collection campaign,"" said Abbaker.
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