Kiir warned his rivals, however, that 11detainees linked to former vice president Riek Machar will only be freedfollowing an investigation.
The government and rebels signed a truce inthe Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday, with five-week-long fightingin South Sudan set to stop within 24 hours of the deal being struck.
Fighting first started in the capital,Juba, in mid-December after Kiir accused Machar of plotting a coup to oust him –something the latter has denied.