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The leader of Agwelek faction General Johnson Olony has arrived in the capital Juba, kicking off the implementation of a deal to integrate his group into the government.

General Olony, one of the commanders in the former SPLM-IO Kitgwuang splinter group, was scheduled to arrive in Juba for the first time in nearly 10 years, on Saturday.

But his coming was adjourned for another day under unclear reasons.

General Olony and high ranking members of his delegation including 1st Lt. Gen Thomas Mabor Dhel and 1st Ltn. Gen. Beny Muon landed at Juba International Airport on Sunday afternoon.

Last month, 36 members of General Olony security team arrived in Juba ahead of his return to the capital.

The SPLM party of President Salva Kiir and the SPLM-IO Kitwang group signed the Khartoum Peace Agreement to end the factional conflict in Upper Nile and Jonglei states.

However, General Gatwech later abandoned the agreement after voicing reservations about the terms of the deal.

A month after the agreement, President Salva Kiir granted amnesty to Agwelek and Kit-Gwang forces of the SPLM/A –IO splinter group.