World should act to stop South Sudan war

Following the collapse of the shaky peace treaty in South Sudan and resumption of war, various authorities in the world should do all that is possible to ensure that peace returns to that country.

The two war generals running South Sudan must be slapped with dire sanctions by the international community.

Such sanctions may be imposed by key actors who include the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and Kenya.

The UN Security Council can persuade major players to ban the two and their families from international travel and freeze their assets abroad.

The AU can also explore thee option of talking with countries like South Africa, DR Congo and Angola to freeze properties owned by the two. It is known that the two South Sudan leaders have property in some of these countries, including mines and oil blocks.

Kenya can threaten to expel their families and declare them persona non grata.

They can be rounded up and put under house arrest until the two halt war and come to Nairobi to discuss a transitional peace agreement meant to transfer power to civilian rule.

The Central Bank governor can be directed by the appropriate parliamentary committee to freeze all the money held by the two either by proxy or self.

Additionally, the Asset Recovery Agency can seize their properties within the country, including at the Coast, until the fighting stops.

The Treasury can also impound all imports at Mombasa port headed to South Sudan until the two antagonists are able to guarantee safety of all Kenyans in that war-torn country. There are many Kenyans holed up in South Sudan.

This happened after and incompetent judicial process sentenced them to jail terms.

Kenya owes it to the world community to do what it can, which amounts to quite something, to stop this reckless, foolish and destructive massacre of innocent, mostly illiterate citizens of South Sudan.