South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir briefed an expanded caretaker-government meeting in Juba on his visits to Kenya and South Africa. His government says the talks sought technical and logistical support for elections planned for December. Kiir described legal preparations as complete while administrative and financial work continued. The meeting reviewed the visits and electoral preparations; these readiness assessments remain the government’s account.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir briefed an expanded caretaker-government meeting in Juba, the country’s capital, on Saturday about his visits to Kenya and South Africa. The presidency said officials reviewed the diplomatic engagements, inter-party dialogue and security preparations for the electoral period. The government reaffirmed its commitment to elections planned for December during the meeting.[1], [2]
Kiir returned after six days of diplomatic engagements. He met Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria. According to the government’s account, the visits sought technical and logistical election assistance. Kiir asked South Africa for ballot boxes bearing the National Elections Commission’s name, specialised training, security uniforms and digital identification cards for operational teams.[1]
Ramaphosa reaffirmed support for inclusive, fair and credible elections, with technical follow-up agreed. Kiir thanked Ramaphosa for chairing the African Union’s High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on South Sudan, known as the C5.[1]
Kiir said foundational legal measures were complete while administrative, financial and logistical work continued. He listed voter education, registration-site mapping, recruitment, security training and printing among preparations. On 22 September he dissolved the transitional government and signed election-law amendments removing a permanent constitution and a census as prerequisites for voting. His statements about readiness remain the government’s assessment.[1]
