RE: Statement on the Crisis in South Sudan
Jan 16 at 2:45 AM
By Citizens for Peace and Justice
Expressing our alarm and concern with the ongoing violence, continued killing, loss of innocent lives and destruction of property in South Sudan since 15 December 2013,
Affirming our moral responsibility to take a stance and be a positive force for peace and justice,
Offering our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones in the violence,
Recognizing that what started as a political dispute within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has now become a crisis engulfing the whole country,
January 15, 2014 (SSNA) -- We, concerned citizens of South Sudan, drawn from civil society, churches, academia, think tanks and national NGOs, hereby agree to the following statement:
The violence has brought into question the legitimacy of current institutions of governance in South Sudan and has undermined any claims that the parties to the conflict have to being the custodians of the people's interest.
There is no military solution.
The failure of key institutions, including the executive, legislature, judiciary and army, has contributed to the crisis.
Since 2005, fundamental issues of governance and civil rights have been neglected. These include the national constitution, elections, freedom of expression, accountability, justice, reconciliation and security sector reform.
We therefore resolve that:
1. The peace process should be expanded to include voices from all sectors of South Sudanese society and to address the fundamental governance issues that allowed the conflict to proliferate so quickly.
2. All parties must commit to an immediate ceasefire and guarantee humanitarian access.
3. All parties must abide by international humanitarian and human rights law.
4. All parties must ensure the safety of civilians in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and areas under their control.
5. All parties must be held accountable for their actions and justice must be delivered for the victims and survivors of the violence.
6. A citizen-driven national dialogue should be initiated to address the critical challenges facing the South Sudanese people in their efforts to develop a democratic state and to promote reconciliation and healing.
7. The indefinite detention without charge of South Sudanese political figures is a violation of South Sudanese and international law. Political detainees must either be charged and provided with legal representation or released.
8. The current mediations being brokered by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and states involved in the mediations should remain neutral to all parties.
9. Foreign governments should refrain from providing military assistance to any of the parties involved in the conflict as this will only contribute to the suffering of our people and should not be allowed.
In recognition of the above findings and resolutions, we the Citizens for Peace and Justice commit ourselves to extending and continuing the dialogue with our fellow South Sudanese in the pursuit of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict in our country.
SIGNED:
Agyedho Adwok, Citizen
John Apuruot Akec, Academics and Researchers Forum for Development
Zacharia Diing Akol, The Sudd Institute
Anyieth D’Awol, The Roots Project
David Kwol Deng, South Sudan Law Society (SSLS)
Robert Deng, University of Juba
Bol Gatkuoth, Citizen
Samuel Lony Geng, Citizen
Rev. Both Reath Luong, Nuer Peace Council
Jok Madut Jok, The Sudd Institute
Lona James Elia Luduro, Voices for Change (VFC)
Machien Luoi, Citizen
Athiaan Majak Malou, Citizen
Don Bosco Malish, Citizen
Lorna Merekaje, South Sudan Domestic Elections Monitoring Program (SSuDEMoP)
Leben Nelson Moro, Citizen
Chuol Gew Nhial, Citizen
Abuor Gordon Nhial, Citizen
Rev. James Ninrew, Nuer Peace Council
Rev. George Riek, Citizen
Rev. Peter Tibi, Reconcile
Angelo Ugwaag, Citizen
Samson Wassara, Citizen
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David K. Deng, Esq.
Director, Research Department
South Sudan Law Society (SSLS)
Director, Research Department
South Sudan Law Society (SSLS)
Ugandan President Admires Juba Genocide
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Subject: [wanabidii] Ugandan President Admires Juba Genocide
By Micheal G.K. Gatwic
Bor, January 14, 2014 (SSNA) --The Grandfather of tribal militia that carried out genocide in Juba lives in the State House of Uganda.
The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, the ruthless Oppressor of the Great Lakes Region, decides to use a coward mean of destruction to kill democracy for a reason (oil money) best known to South Sudanese. Sooner or later, the food forces that are given to Kiir by Museveni to protect Juba’s genocidal regime will regret.
Museveni who is already drunk with Uganda’s politics, the man who cannot even afford to compensate all the survivors of a brutal “Atiak Massacre”, which was committed on the 20th of April 1995 by Uganda’s ruthless Lord’s Resistance Army/Movement (LRS/M) is the real mastermind behind the December 15 genocide in Juba. Now, Museveni is following the same path LRA/M took in 1995 when it carried out genocide in Amuru District.
This time, Museveni, the self-imposed strong man of Uganda, recently intensifies his air campaign against rebels’ positions in Jonglei and Upper Nile States in an effort to try to save his embattled friend Kiir.
The Ugandan fighter jets and helicopters renew their bombing campaign on the 8th of January 2014 with objective to commit mass killings or even to poison all forces that are loyal to Riek Machar. Air attacks in rebels controlled positions are continuing as I write this correspondence. It is clear to me that Kampala wants to commit a second genocide for blood money, regardless of what the world says.
The International Community should punish Museveni for singing a genocidal song with Kiir!
To citizens of Uganda
Ugandans should know that South Sudanese are not against you, the person we are against is your president and some of his trusted confidants. We know them all by names, no problem!! Please, understand that we will win this struggle despite the consequences. You should also know that your children (Uganda’s soldiers) are losing their lives here in South Sudan because of Museveni’s love for blood money. We feel sorry for your loses because we know they were forced to come here and fight against us.
Please, tell Museveni to:
- compensate all the survivors of “Atiak Massacre” before meddling in our affairs.
- stop acting like Idi Amin Dada.
Salva kiir has already killed more than ten thousands innocent civilians in Juba alone and yet, the blood-thirsty Kampala old man who supposes to play a neutral role prefers killing over diplomacy. Here in our beloved country, the flaming question on every South Sudanese mind is: Is Museveni in his right mind?
Uganda’s Museveni is the Conspirator of the December 15 Juba Genocide and he must be equally held accountable for the crimes Kiir’s tribal militia committed in Juba. Museveni is the admirer of South Sudan destruction and he must be held responsible.
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Ugandan lawmakers, at a special session held on Tuesday, supported its government’s decision to deploy the national army (UPDF) in South Sudan, despite the United Nations Security Council warnings against external interventions that could exacerbate the new nation’s conflict.
- UPDF representative, Maj Gen Julius Oketta, speaks during the special session to discuss the deployment of UPDF soldiers in South Sudan (Daily Monitor)
Rebecca Kadaga, the speaker of the Ugandan parliament said the sitting was convened to update lawmakers on the deployment of the UPDF in Juba, but not to seek their approval on the matter as many had anticipated.
But it was the country’s defense minister Crispus Kiyonga who tabled the motion before lawmakers in compliance with Section 40 of the UPDF Act.
Several lawmakers, during a heated debate, said they supported UPDF presence in South Sudan provided they were there to ensure safety of Ugandans trapped in the weeks of violence.
Fighting erupted mid December in the capital, Juba after a dispute among presidential guards, but later spread to other parts of the country, killing in excess of 1,000 people and displacing 200,000.
South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has accused Ugandan troops of backing forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, calling for their withdrawal from the country.
“We support the deployment as long as it is for evacuation of our citizens from South Sudan. When a country is going to war, leaders consult widely; we should learn to work together. What’s happening in South Sudan is a result of bad governance,” opposition lawmaker Wafula Oguttu reportedly said.
“We don’t have sufficient resources to maintain another country in the neighborhood. The government is killing and the rebels are killing but for us to get involved we must get a clear mandate”, he added.
But Uganda’s Prime Minister, according to Daily Monitor newspaper, argued that the army was in South Sudan to avert an imminent threat from an “ungovernable” South Sudan.
“This is a case where unity must be demonstrated, this matter should not divide us,” said Amama Mbabazi, citing Article 209 of the Constitution, which sets out the army’s functions, including preserving and defending Uganda’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The army chief, Gen Katumba Wamala also argued that the situation in South Sudan was threatening Uganda’s security and thus the latter had all reasons to intervene.
“We have an obligation to see South Sudan stand as a nation”, he told Daily Monitor.
But Muwanga Kivumbi, an opposition lawmaker, accused President Yoweri Museveni of taking decisions without seeking parliamentary approval on matters of national interests.
“We want to know what kind of mandate the UPDF of Uganda in South Sudan will undertake and under whose invitation. Is it IGAD [Intergovernmental Authority on Development] or African Union?” he asked.
“Which arrangement are we in South Sudan? Or we are there as mercenaries to help Salva Kiir. We need to know these details”, Kivumbi told reporters in Kampala after Tuesday’s special parliamentary sitting.
President Museveni recently appointed Col. Kayanja Muhanga as overall commander of its army (UPDF) operations in South Sudan. His role, according to media reports, will mainly involve diplomacy, politics and military command.
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Monday 13 January 2014
Uganda’s Museveni appoints new head of S. Sudan operations
January 12, 2014 (KAMPALA/JUBA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly appointed Col. Kayanja Muhanga as overall commander of its army (UPDF) operations in South Sudan.
- Uganda leader Yoweri Museveni Kaguta (New Vision photo)
According to the Daily Monitor newspaper, Col. Muhanga, until now the military police boss, will mainly be tasked with a more sensitive role that involves diplomacy, politics and military command.
The Ugandan army spokesperson, Lt. Col Paddy Ankunda confirmed the appointment in an interview with the Ugandan daily, describing the newly appointed officer as an “accomplished commander”.
He was, however, quoted saying Uganda was in the process of signing the Status of Force Agreement (SFA) with South Sudan government so as to officially define UPDF operations in the country.
“They [South Sudan] have written to us officially and SFA will be signed soon with the government of South Sudan and if the Window is open, we might be involved in peace enforcement,” further told Daily Monitor.
Officials from South Sudan army (SPLA) have remained tight-lipped on Uganda’s military involvement in the nearly one-month conflict.
In recent weeks, however, the involvement of the UPDF in the South Sudanese conflict has drawn mixed reactions, yet the army claims it only entered Juba to protect its citizens trapped in the violence.
But Museveni, a close ally of South Sudan President Salva Kiir, recently admitted that he sent his troops to “help restore hope” in South Sudan, confirming his military’s involvement in the conflict.
Rebels loyal to South Sudan former vice-president Riek Machar have demanded complete withdrawal of Ugandan forces from South Sudan, saying the latter was interfering into its internal affairs.
On Friday, members of the United Nations Security Council warned against external involvement in South Sudan’s conflict and expressed fears of possible escalation.
Dissident forces lost control of Bentiu, the Unity state capital on Friday after it was retaken by the South Sudanese army, forcing residents to flee in to neigbouring areas. The rebels also fled the area, which they controlled for about two weeks.
Intense fighting, which initially started in the capital, Juba spread to other parts of the country, killing more than 1,000 people and displacing over 200,000 in its worst ever post-session conflict.
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South Sudan: Uganda's Museveni Appoints New Head of South Sudan Operations
12 January 2014
Kampala/Juba — Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly appointed Col. Kayanja Muhanga as overall commander of its army (UPDF) operations in South Sudan.
According to the Daily Monitor newspaper, Col. Muhanga, until now the military police boss, will mainly be tasked with a more sensitive role that involves diplomacy, politics and military command.
The Ugandan army spokesperson, Lt. Col Paddy Ankunda confirmed the appointment in an interview with the Ugandan daily, describing the newly appointed officer as an "accomplished commander".
He was, however, quoted saying Uganda was in the process of signing the Status of Force Agreement (SFA) with South Sudan government so as to officially define UPDF operations in the country.
"They [South Sudan] have written to us officially and SFA will be signed soon with the government of South Sudan and if the Window is open, we might be involved in peace enforcement," further told Daily Monitor.
Officials from South Sudan army (SPLA) have remained tight-lipped on Uganda's military involvement in the nearly one-month conflict.
In recent weeks, however, the involvement of the UPDF in the South Sudanese conflict has drawn mixed reactions, yet the army claims it only entered Juba to protect its citizens trapped in the violence.
But Museveni, a close ally of South Sudan President Salva Kiir, recently admitted that he sent his troops to "help restore hope" in South Sudan, confirming his military's involvement in the conflict.
Rebels loyal to South Sudan former vice-president Riek Machar have demanded complete withdrawal of Ugandan forces from South Sudan, saying the latter was interfering into its internal affairs.
On Friday, members of the United Nations Security Council warned against external involvement in South Sudan's conflict and expressed fears of possible escalation.
Dissident forces lost control of Bentiu, the Unity state capital on Friday after it was retaken by the South Sudanese army, forcing residents to flee in to neigbouring areas. The rebels also fled the area, which they controlled for about two weeks.
Intense fighting, which initially started in the capital, Juba spread to other parts of the country, killing more than 1,000 people and displacing over 200,000 in its worst ever post-session conflict.
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Credible reports of Congo's defeated M23 rebels regrouping: U.N.
By Michelle Nichols 8 hours ago
Congolese soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) stand next to their …
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Congolese rebel group M23 appears to be regrouping just two months after the Tutsi-led insurgency was defeated by Congolese troops and U.N. peacekeepers, the top U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Monday.
Martin Kobler told the U.N. Security Council there were "credible reports of emerging M23 activities in Ituri in northeastern Congo" and called on the Congolese government to speed up the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-M23 fighters, who ended their 20-month revolt in November.
"At the same time, I call upon the governments of Uganda and Rwanda to do everything possible to prevent M23 elements from sheltering or training troops on their territory. We should tolerate no military re-emergence of the M23," he said.
Kobler told reporters after briefing the council that "there might be a danger of renewed military infiltration of the country" by M23.
U.N. experts - who monitor violations of U.N. sanctions on Congo - have long accused neighboring Rwanda and Uganda of backing M23, claims that both governments have rejected.
In a report to the Security Council's Congo sanctions committee in December, the experts said they had credible information that blacklisted M23 leaders were moving freely in Uganda and the group was still recruiting fighters in Rwanda.
M23 is one of dozens of rebel groups in eastern Congo. Millions of people have died from violence, disease and hunger since the 1990s as armed groups fought for control of the area's deposits of gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt and uranium.
Mary Robinson, the U.N. special envoy to the Great Lakes who is charged with implementing a regional peace deal, told the 15-member Security Council that Congo and neighboring countries needed to take some confidence-building steps.
These steps included showing "none is harboring individuals responsible for grave human rights violations, none is giving any kind of support or assistance to armed groups, none is interfering in the affairs of a neighboring country."
"There is worrying evidence that these commitments are not yet being fully implemented by Rwanda and Uganda," she said.
Rwanda's deputy U.N. ambassador, Olivier Nduhungirehe, said there was no evidence that Rwanda supported M23. He said that Rwanda had interned more than 600 M23 fighters who had fled across its border in March last year and that Kigali had repeatedly asked the United Nations to take charge of them.
Uganda's U.N. mission in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
BABIES KILLED, CHILDREN RAPED
Rwanda has repeatedly intervened in Congo, saying it had to hunt down the Hutu militia who fled after the Rwandan genocide. Rwanda and Congo have fought two wars in the past two decades in eastern Congo.
Rwanda has accused Congolese troops of collaborating with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which includes Hutus who fled Rwanda after the 1994 genocide of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus. Kinshasa denies the claim.
Kobler told the Security Council that since the defeat of M23, Congolese troops and U.N. peacekeepers had turned their attention to tackling the FDLR. He said first operations against the group had cleared some positions.
"Operations can only be successful if done jointly with the Congolese Army. I do encourage the Congolese Forces to do more and to intensify the joint planning and execution of operations against the FDLR," Kobler said.
He also said military action could be expected soon against the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group that "continues to spread terror and horror" in the Ituri region of Congo's northeastern Orientale province.
Kobler cited to the Security Council an example of the ADF's brutality toward civilians.
"On 13 December, in an ADF-controlled area, 21 bodies, including the bodies of eight babies, very young children and pregnant women, were found dead, mutilated and some beheaded," he said. "Three of the children were reportedly raped before being murdered."
Kobler said that in 2013, 151 children were killed or maimed, including babies caught in cross-fire and primary school students who were summarily executed. The U.N. mission found that 260 underaged girls were raped by rebels and government troops.
The 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo received a boost last year with the unprecedented deployments of unarmed surveillance drones and an Intervention Brigade of 3,000 troops to help Congolese forces hunt down rebel groups.
"The presence of armed groups is still strong, too strong. We need to keep the momentum," Kobler said. "With the Force Intervention Brigade and our Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, all armed groups are aware now that we have the will and the means to take robust action at any time."
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Richard Chang)
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Monday 13 January 2014
Top S. Sudan army commander escapes assassination attempt: sources
January 12, 2014 (JUBA) - A top South Sudan army (SPLA) commander loyal to the central government has escaped an assassination attempt on his life, multiple military sources told Sudan Tribune on Sunday.
- South Sudanese army soldiers are seen guarding Malakal town, 497km (308 miles) northeast of capital Juba, December 30, 2013 (Photo Reuters/James Akena)
Gunmen reportedly attacked Lt. Gen. Johnson Gony Biliu’s convoy while he was conducting an assessment of the general security situation in areas around Upper Nile state capital. Malakal. Biliu is the commander of the SPLA’s sector II in Malakal.
According to sources, the incident occurred in an area between Anakdiar and Baliet county, some 54 kilometres east of Malakal town.
It remains unclear who masterminded the attack, and Sudan Tribune was unable to independently verify the claims as no official statement has been released from the office of the army spokesperson.
Calls by Sudan Tribune to the cell phone of the army’s spokesperson on Sunday were not returned.
Meanwhile, local officials claimed fighting had occurred in Doleib Hill, a former a mission station established by the American Inland Mission, located about 16kms south of Malakal town, on the northern bank of the Sobat River.
“Doleib Hill had fallen to the rebel control. The fighting between the two groups of soldiers divided over tribal allegiances and personal interests and connection broke out yesterday (Saturday) evening. It started at 9pm (local time) and stopped at around 10pm. It did not take long before it fell”, a government official told Sudan Tribune on Sunday from Malakal, adding that police and security forces had fled the area.
He also confirmed another attempt to take Baliet county by armed elements loyal to the former vice-president, Riek Machar.
“Our forces fought them today (Sunday) in Baliet. They attempted to advance but they were repulsed. Their intention is to overrun the area so that it becomes the opportunity for them to close the oil. This is where they are heading now, but I don’t think they will succeed. We have a huge force there and we are getting reinforcement tomorrow”, the official said.
In a separate interview with Sudan Tribune, Baliet county commissioner James Tor Monybuny confirmed that there have been several attempts by armed civilians from neighbouring counties - predominantly inhabited by the Nuer ethnic group - to take control of the area since Friday.
“There have been several attacks to create chaos in the area and harming the stability and national security of the country. There are people who do not value peace”, Monybuny said.
He claimed the group currently attempting to take control of the area has come from Nasir and the surrounding areas. Nasir is a known stronghold for hardline supporters of Machar and was the former deputy’s headquarters during the 1991 split.
Conflict erupted in South Sudan on 15 December after rival members of the Nuer and Dinka tribes in the presidential guards clashed in the capital, Juba.
President Salva Kiir, who hails from the Dinka tribe, has accused Machar, a Nuer, of orchestrating a coup attempt to overthow the government.
The violence has since spread throughout the country, including Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states.
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South Sudan: Nyaba tells of Juba 'house arrest'
10 January 2014 Last updated at 11:38 ET
The South Sudanese capital Juba appears fairly calm, despite the political turbulence
"It's like house arrest," said Peter Adwok Nyaba, as he ushered me into his smart two-storey home on a dusty track on the edge of South Sudan's capital, Juba.
In a ramshackle city that appears fairly calm and busy right now, Mr Nyaba presents a vivid picture of the political intrigue and tensions that still lurk beneath the surface.
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End QuotePeter Adwok Nyaba SPLM politicianThe SPLM has always been a military organisation. No discussion, no debate”
"I was arrested on Christmas day," said the former minister of higher education, who lost one leg to a bullet in 1989 during Sudan's long civil war.
He was suspected of being part of the alleged coup plot, which President Salva Kiir insists was the trigger for South Sudan's current crisis.
"There was no coup attempt," said Mr Nyaba, insisting it was "a cover story" concocted by President Kiir to give him an excuse to round his political adversaries.
"Now they are caught up in a lie they can't defend," he said.
This is provocative, perhaps even dangerous, talk in a city where 11 prominent political figures from a faction of the governing SPLM party remain in custody.
Mr Nyaba was released after two days and later briefly detained at the airport when he tried to board a flight out of the country. His passport has been confiscated.
Will the South Sudanese government feel tempted to intensify its military campaign after re-taking Bentiu?
While I was visiting him, two European Union diplomats arrived to check on his safety.
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End Quote Peter Adwok Nyaba SPLM politicianIf this carries on it will drag in others who are not satisfied with the system - so it becomes a wider war of all against all”
There had been shooting in the neighbourhood a few nights earlier, reportedly when security forces attempted to arrest a prominent general allegedly linked to the "coup".
Mr Nyaba has been an outspoken critic of his own SPLM party for some time: He says it failed to transform following the end of the long war with the north, and South Sudan's independence.
"The SPLM has always been a military organisation. No discussion, no debate… You have to obey orders. But after the war, it must adopt democratic means of resolving things," he said.
"This was not the case. That is why the president was unable to think of any other way apart from the military for resolving things - just as a soldier."
'Ceasefire essential'
The fate of the 11 detainees in Juba has become a sticking point in peace negotiations, with the rebels demanding their immediate release.
However Mr Nyaba and other sources in Juba have confirmed that the detainees themselves want a ceasefire to be agreed without preconditions.
President Salva Kiir believes the current crisis was triggered by a coup plot
Mr Nyaba said that an immediate ceasefire was essential.
"It's a political issue that needs to be resolved, and then the ethnic dimension will disappear," he said, referring to the growing conflict between South Sudan's biggest ethnic groups, the Nuer and the Dinka.
But what if the government, encouraged by its military success in capturing the key oil town of Bentiu, now feels tempted to intensify its campaign rather than seek a negotiated settlement?
Mr Nyaba said he feared South Sudan could collapse into total anarchy.
"It is a real risk, especially if the government insists on defeating the forces of [rebel leader] Riek [Machar]," he said.
"If this carries on it will drag in others who are not satisfied with the system - so it becomes a wider war of all against all."
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What is behind Equatoria Conference in Juba?
(1).jpg "Peter Gai Manyuon [File photo]")
Peter Gai Manyuon [File photo]
By Peter Gai Manyuon
January 13, 2014 (SSNA) -- I was very impressed and excited about the aims and vision for the Equatorians conference that was conducted on the 10th of January 2014 in Juba by the three Governors of greater Equatoria States known by names of Wani Konga, Bakosoro and Luis Lobong respectively.
More interestingly, they gave the title of the event as “Emergency Equatoria Conference, January 2014” and their main aims is recalling South Sudanese collective struggle for decades against injustice, Inequality, dictatorship, marginalization and oppression from the government of Khartoum by then ,when Sudan was still one and also they were Concerned of the tragic loss of lives destruction of properties and displacement of thousands of people as a result of the failed coup attempt in Juba on 15/12/2013 according to their statement which I read but the question is, was it the “failed Coup” or conflict of interest within the party?
However, they also stated that, they condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of violence as a means to achieving political power ,they strongly denounce the use of Tribal loyalties to achieve or maintain political power that tend to foster tribal hegemony and more so they condemn victimization of civilians regardless of ethnicity.
And they concluded their statement by saying that, they support the democratically elected Government of the Republic of South Sudan, and its constitution, and stand to defend it. And they also assured the people that, they shall protect the people and properties of Equatoria and the Nation through massive mobilization.
Analytical projections about the Conference
First of all, there had been fake conferences that had been conducted by the people of Greater Bharelgazal and Greater Equotoria in the mid of the year 2013 where Equatorians organized their conference in Nyakuron cultural centre and people of Bharegazal organized there in Wau but the people of greater Upper Nile denounce the conference and they said, the aim and the mission of conferences was to create division and instability in the Republic of South Sudan which is not the mandate for the people of South Sudan to hate themselves base on ethnicity ,tribes and culture.
Basically, what I have contextualized or what had come to my intelligentsia is the prediction when I wrote an article about the conferences that were conducted base on primitive and distractive way of disorganizing the unity and prosperity of the people of South Sudan ,where I said “ what will benefits South Sudanese from Regionalism?” the article was published by one of the Independent Newspaper known by the name Juba monitor Newspaper Daily where I use to write in my column title;” Educating nation” many people called me ,other were appreciating my projection but other were telling me that Regionalism is good to be pronounce from that very time since last year 2013, from June I never wrote something about denouncing regionalism because some people begun to look at me with bad eyes up to date.
I ironically, what I have just noted from the three Governors or the two conferences that were conducted in Juba and Wau was an indication of the ongoing crisis of the Republic of South Sudan where most of the Nuer were massacre by president Kiir loyalists, because what made it very ridiculous and offset was isolation of one tribe out of many in the territorial of the new nation.
Who can deny the fact that, Kiir and these three Governors were having ideology of destroying the democratization principles of the Republic of South Sudan?
Who can say, these three Governors need the peaceful co-existence of the society like South Sudan?
Who can deny that, these very three fellows including the shortest man in the whole cabinets of South Sudan have dung the big grave of our President Kiir Mayardit in Juba?
Logically what do you think is the interest of these three Governors in South Sudan context literally?
First of all, they are protecting their positions from the President of the Republic of South Sudan General Salva Kiir Mayardit because if they don’t promote the interest and aspirations of Mayardit they might be decree out from power in no minute.
Secondly, they have seen that, government of Salva Kiir is almost going nowhere since there had been a lots of defections from the Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) joining Dr Machar forces who are claiming of liberating the Republic of South Sudan from dictatorial tendencies from Kiir Mayardit and his loyalists which they also claimed to be mastermind of the President ,they are viewing what might affect them incase South Sudan government full in to Dr Machar forces as they are saying they might capture Juba very soon, they want their voice to be heard so that they might not be taken wrongly by the people of South Sudan.
When looking for the momentum and the velocity of the three governors that have reached the level that they said, they were aware of the negative impact of prolonging the conflict; Mindful of the need to maintain the unity of our nation and people, One Nation, one People; believing in an inclusive and comprehensive process to resolve the issues pertaining to the conflict. Determined to find peaceful and lasting resolution to the current political conflict which is not their aims but rather they are just fueling the ongoing crisis, what can come to your mind here my dear compatriots and my fellow contemporaries in the school of thoughts?
In my conclusion, I would rather advice those culprits who are talking nonsense who are advocating for the word “coup” which is not the case. They should refrain from exaggerating issues and facts.
The author is Independent Journalist who had written articles extensively on the issues of Democratization and Human Rights in South Sudan; you can contact me through; southsudanjournalist@gmail.com
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