Draining the swamp: Kiir adopts usual tools to checkmate archrival Machar

Salva Kiir

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit. 

Photo credit: Reuters

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir may have found a perfect opportunity to strand his old rival Riek Machar.

The emerging wrangles in Machar’s party, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) have presented President Kiir with a chance to finally cut off the man he was forced to share power with for the sake of peace.