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Kenya calls for peace in South Sudan

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (Right) stands with First Vice President Riek Machar as they attend a swearing-in ceremony at the State House in Juba, on February 22, 2020. [AFP]

Kenya has called for an immediate end to hostilities in South Sudan, following reports of Vice President Riek Machar's arrest.

Machar is said to have been placed in house arrest on Wednesday, March 26, after officers raided his home in the evening.

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