Machar warned onslaught against Kiir will be crushed

Newly appointed South Sudan Vice President Taban Deng Gai on Wednesday warned his predecessor Dr Riek Machar that he will be stopped at all costs if he attempts to go on the offensive.

Gai who was in Kenya to brief President Uhuru Kenyatta on the progress of implementing the peace agreement warned that President Salva Kiir’s government would not allow Machar to interfere with peace and security of South Sudan.

Overview
During his meeting with President Kenyatta, Gai said he appealed for assistance to feed the people of South Sudan reeling in harsh times and agreed to send a technical team to dialogue on Kenya's intervention
Minister of Petroleum Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth who was part of the delegation accompanying the Vice President urged investors to explore the oil industry
Following the violence of July 8 in which about 300 people were killed, he said production of oil had fallen from 500,000 barrels of oil per day to 130,000
“If he is on the offensive and he is killed, he will be dying a fallen general in the battle. Violence has consequences,” he warned.

In a past interview with Capital FM News, Machar’s Spokesman James Gatdet said the former Vice President would force his way to capture Juba and evict Kiir if a third force does not intervene to assure him of his security once he resumed to his position.

He further alleged that he had gone into hiding because Kiir wanted him dead.