Tensions have been rising between Sudan and South Sudan after the latter broke away in July, with reports of armed clashes along the common border where a dispute continues over control of the oil-rich Abyei region.
Kashfa ya Buzwagi nayo ilitikisa Bunge mwaka 2007, ambapo Zitto alimtuhumu Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, Karamagi kuwa alikiuka utaratibu kwa kusaini mkataba mbovu wa mgodi huo ikiwa hotelini nje ya nchi.