LRA Team consult Garamba and London
As the period for all LRA fighters to assemble at designated positions in Southern Sudan drew to a close, the LRA negotiation team split into two groups, with one headed by Martin Ojul consulting the LRA leadership in the vicinity of Garamba, and the other composed of UK based members frantically briefing key contacts in London. Reports reaching Juba Talks indicate that the last two days saw 3 participants who returned from Juba to London consulting with their supporters in London. The substance of what was discussed is not clear as the consultation was on 'a need to know basis'. There however appears to be some divided opinion between the the team that proceeded to Garamba and those that came to London as to what the next steps should be. A key contact who attended the consultation meeting yesterday in London at which a US based member of the LRA gave a briefing reported to us here at Juba Talks that the London team are experiencing some degree of marginalisation from the talks and therefore require re-enforcement. There are however divided opinions amongst them as to who they need to co-opt onto there team for the next round of talks. Prominent elders from Northern Uganda currently residing in the UK have all along shown reluctance in associating themselves with the team.