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You’re not ready, lobbies tell Juba on polls

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President Salva Kiir of South Sudan arrives in Beijing for the China-Africa Summit on Sept 1. Civil society groups are pushing him to delay the December elections. PHOTO | REUTERS

By  Fred Oluoch

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Nation Media Group

South Sudanese and Kenyan civil society groups want Juba's planned December 2024 elections delayed until all measures are in place to allow credible polling.

Representatives of 22 organisations met in Nairobi on September 2 to discuss the South Sudan situation and concluded that the December elections were not feasible due to inadequate preparations. 

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