Rebels wait for Riek Machar order to release Kenyan pilots

oreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed; her ministry unable to comment on the rebels demand to release the Kenyan pilots

South Sudanese rebels are holding two Kenyan pilots and will not release them until compensation is paid to the family of a civilian killed when their plane crashed, a rebel spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday.

The plane crashed in Akobo, in the Greater Upper Nile region, two weeks ago, Lam Paul Gabriel, the rebels’ deputy spokesman, said.