The government spokesperson announced that the government has agreed to include the groups participating in the Tumaini Initiative in the security and governance arrangements of the 2018 peace accord.

Michael Makuei, the minister of information stated they have agreed to rename Joint Defense Board to Joint Defense and Security Board to include non-signatories to the peace deal.

He added that there will be five institutions to oversee the implementation of the Tumaini Initiative.

These include; the High Regional Panel or HRP that will comprise President Salva Kiir, President William Ruto and heads of state in the region.

The panel will oversee the work of the National Leadership Council or NLC and will comprise President Salva Kiir, FVP, Dr. Riek Machar, the four Vice Presidents, and three signatories representing the Tumaini groups.

The National Leadership Council will oversee the work of National Implementation and Oversight Mechanisms or NIOC which will include a South Sudanese national, a Kenyan, and members of the international community.

The group will take charge of newly established Security Mechanisms which will comprise retired security officers.

The new Security Mechanism will now oversee the newly established Joint Defence and Security Board or JDSB, responsible for the implementation of the security arrangements.

The JDSB which will be tasked to organize the security sector will include the Army, Police, National Security Service, Prison, Wildlife and Civil Defense Force.

More details to come.