Former Kenyan president Moi urges Dinka and Nuer elders to advocate for peace
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June 10, 2015 (NAIROBI) – Kenyan former president, Daniel Arap Moi,
has urged Dinka and Nuer elders of the rival major communities in
South Sudan to put aside their tribal differences and take the lead in
the typical African elders’ role to end the ongoing deadly war in the
young country.
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Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi (Reuters)
“What are the elders from all sides advising the South Sudan
leadership or have you taken sides,” former president Moi told the
Dinka and Nuer elders.
“In your African culture, elders are the pillars of the society and we
believe that where there are elders things do not go wrong,” he said
in a statement which copy Sudan Tribune has obtained.
Moi made the remarks during a joint meeting with rival elders from the
Nuer and Dinka communities whom he invited to his house in Nairobi
last Wednesday for consultations on a new initiative on role the
elders should play to end the war.
He told the elders of his support to the initiative, saying there was
need to address the root causes of the conflict which erupted in
mid-December 2013 and plunged the country into civil war.
The former Kenyan president also challenged the South Sudanese
leadership to be “brave enough” to let go power ambitions in order to
save the country from collapse.
Moi, who was instrumental in bringing to an end the 21 years of war
between Sudan and South Sudan, said he felt pain seeing the country he
helped created yet to go back into deadly violence and not
development.
He pledged to facilitate the rivals elders in their joint efforts to
mobilize for peace in the country and urged them to do it by forging a
joint platform with one united voice for peace, pursue the way of
dialogue instead of fighting, establish the root causes of the
conflict and how they can be addressed as well as mobilize respective
communities to support peace and initiate a process of healing and
reconciliation.
“Mine shall be to facilitate you in achieving these objectives, and
any that you may consider critical,” he assured the elders of his
support to the initiative.
“The future generations will judge you harshly if you let your country
collapse because of your own failures to maintain peace. You cannot
run away from the responsibility of making peace and promoting
national integration,” he told the elders.
He also advised them to include elders from other communities in South
Sudan in the initiative for peace mobilization across the war-ravaged
country.
President Salva Kiir’s community, the Dinka, had formed what they
called Jieng [Dinka] Council of Elders which many critics said were
anti-peace and responsible for many negative actions the president
might have executed per their advice.
The Nuer community, from which the opposition leader Riek Machar
hails, also reciprocated and formed the Nuer Council of Elders which
significance and influence on the rebel leadership is not yet
measured.
War erupted on 15 December 2013 when internal political debates on
reforms within the ruling SPLM leadership turned violent. The fighting
pitted rival Dinka and Nuer communities when president Kiir’s guards
and ethnic Dinka militia groups turned against Nuer civilians in the
capital, Juba, reportedly killing thousands of their members in cold
blood.
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11 June 08:37, by Mi diit
Dinka tribal council of elders and their cowboy son are a curse to
South Sudan. They have turned this nation into primitive tribal
chieftancy and laid a tribal primitive foundation for it.
How can a country’s president get his advice from his tribal
elders in running a nation? Only from Dinka community you can find
this bizarre new governance system in the whole world.
Shame on them!
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11 June 09:25, by Force 1
Daniel Arap Moi need to know that Nuer people doesn’t have any
clue about what’s call “norm” because when there is a debate between
two or more person you let one talk or make their point and the rest
listen! But with Nuer; they don’t have any clue about that “norm” They
feel that they have the right to talk first! >>>>>>
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11 June 09:25, by Force 1
>>>>>When drivers on the road are on opposite direction
then the others on the opposite side of the road stop at red light and
let the others on the opposite’s side drive through on their green
light! But with Nuer people; they don’t have any clue about that
“norm” they feel they have the right drive in a red light! >>>>>>
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11 June 09:25, by Force 1
>>>>>>When there is a queue for any registration; you
allow the first person on the line to register first and you will be
next to register! But with Nuer people; they don’t have any clue about
that “norm” They believe it’s their right to first on the line as
well!
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11 June 09:26, by Force 1
>>>>When there is a drive driving everybody; you
can’t interfere with that drive because you’re the one who want to
drive; you allow that driver to drive everybody their destination! But
with Nuer people; they don’t any clue with that “norm” they feel that
they want to be on the driver’s seat as well! >>>>>>
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11 June 09:26, by Force 1
>>>>>When there is a president in a country;
you allow that president to govern until the end of his or her term
before fighting over it! But with Nuer people they don’t have any clue
about that “norm” they want to be president at the same time! Nuer
people will have a long to understand how the world works! It’s so
sad!
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11 June 10:47, by Muorcienggok
Midiit
I have been reading every comment you ever make but I have
discovered that you are an idiotic embecile obsessed with tribalism
and greed for power like Riek who never delivered anything tangible to
the country as expected of him given he was crowned and given all
Development funds but instead squandered funds and caused senseless
war. What is good about guys?
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11 June 11:00, by Lango2010
Midiit
Both Dinka And Nuer are not good animal in South Sudan to the
Peaceful of Coexistence of all the animals in South Sudan either.
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11 June 11:06, by Lango2010
What types of animals could Dinka and Nuer be if there
were supposed to be animals? who should have been a donkey, dog, cow
and pig!!!!!!!!!!!
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11 June 11:08, by Lango2010
The fighting pitted rival Dinka and Nuer communities
when president Kiir’s guards and ethnic Dinka militia groups turned
against Nuer civilians in the capital, Juba, reportedly killing
thousands of their members in cold blood.
President Salva Kiir’s community, the Dinka, had
formed what they called Jieng [Dinka] Council of Elders which many
critics said were anti-peace and responsible for many ..
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11 June 11:10, by Lango2010
....negative actions the president might have
executed per their advice.
The Nuer community, from which the opposition
leader Riek Machar hails, also reciprocated and formed the Nuer
Council of Elders which significance and influence on the rebel
leadership is not yet measure...
how accurate is that statement?
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11 June 11:03, by Muorcienggok
Cont.
You led down your brothers in 1991 championed by the same
sycophantic mooron who nearly jeopardized our liberation struggle
giving Jalaba advantage to exploit oil in Greater Uper Nile; who
eventually came back shamelessly with empty hands during CPA period to
survive , thrived and hicked to the height he did not deserve, just
simply for the sake of unification of South Sudanese.
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11 June 11:18, by Muorcienggok
Cont..
Nonetheless, Junubin went ahead and as far as surrendering
the army to your illiterate self-proclaimed generals to quell your
glowing greed but still it was not enough, that premature privilege
tuned out to be rather rebellion after rebellion and organization of
three quarters of the tribe into malitia with of superiority complex
to rule Junub by all cost contrary the democratic principle
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11 June 12:14, by Muorcienggok
Which is guiding the world , instead your uncle
decided to ascend to power by undemocratic means without consulting
junubin and surprisingly you dyms decided to flock after him the way
you scramble over food thinking it is easy to succeed in grabbing
power . What is good about Riek who has stained your history? And more
irritatingly his affiliation with vultures in Khartoum who give you
weapons.
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11 June 12:31, by Muorcienggok
Cont
To kill and destabilize your own country. When
will you learn brothers ? Your affiliation with Khartoum is worthless
and the typical example is that, after supporting them for 15 years to
drill oil in Greater Upper Nile, what have they developed in your
areas ? Instead they developed khartoum and gave your 15% meant for
you to their fellow Arabs.
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11 June 12:45, by Muorcienggok
A real patriot would not subject his country into
sensiless war just simply because of power greed, when we have not yet
healed the wounds of 50 years we spent fighting cancerous and vicious
enemy. Let me educate you the issue is not Dinkas as prejudicely
perceived but rather misguided hatrate Which will not lead us anywhere
. Author: wen Kucbeny Wek
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11 June 13:38, by Koang
Mourcienggok*!@#!$$%! Rommel.
Do not commit suicide or hide always.
What a paranoia?!!!
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11 June 12:37, by rossbelongstoall
1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991!!!!
When will you guys stop parroting about 1991? Do you mean
any South Sudanese who lost his live after 1991 is worthless? Come on,
give us a break!
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11 June 12:56, by Muorcienggok
History is history and dirty past follows the
perpetuator, you do not know what liberation means and if the
SPLM/SPLA collapsed due to Riek’s back-stabbing we would not be having
South Sudan as Republic .
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11 June 13:24, by Koang
Mourcienggok.
No body is clean including your gone father.
You have and will never taste the leadership, you
idiot. current crises is your making, not kiir.
1991 or 9/11 suck it.
History is history.
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11 June 15:03, by Muorcienggok
Koang
Truth hurts but it remains as it is, neither
does history changes . It is unfortunate that you are an embecile and
stupid cunt that rush into commenting before comprehesing anything .
If you read my comment well there is no where I have mentioned to be
interested in leadership. Life is not about being all leaders but
rather what one can do for a living that can’t affect others
negatively.
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11 June 15:20, by Muorcienggok
Cont
Let me correct you, the current crises is
not my neither is it Dinkas’ making but the ring leader is Riek and
the Nincopoops of your type. We are all South Sudanese and the nation
belong to all of us and all politicians be it in SPLM or opposition
are our people and removing anyone seen to be inept does not require
us to fight along trible line as you are doing it.
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11 June 15:34, by Muorcienggok
But rather through collective votting
of all South Sudanese during expiry of the the term, but Riek thought
his testicles had enlongated enough that he can take power by
undemocratic means anytime he wants it.
God is watching your tongue, never
compare Riek with Garang. Riek is a no good traitor and the cancer of
South Sudan. Author: wen Kucbeny wek.
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11 June 15:25, by Koang
Muorcienggok.
You opted to disrespect me because you are
full of hates. You think. what is good is only that comes out of your
mind.
Take it, ‘No-one-is-perfect’.
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11 June 17:21, by Muorcienggok
Koang
I do not hate you nor Nuers we are all
brothers, I only hate those who cause trouble and destabilization of
South Sudan if you could be sincere and analyze the situation in
Greater Upper Nile ,let alone sinking economy and destruction of
infrastructure and who is to be blamed? Riek. South Sudan does not
belong to kiir or Riek.
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11 June 14:27, by Mayom County Boy
Mr former Kenyan president Moi, to urges Dinka and Nuer Elders
it is not the solution that can bring peace to south sudan,
unless you call for two warring parties rival leaders first to united
them selves , after that you can direct your call for unity among
Dinka and Nuer Elders to unit .
I never seen Nuer and Dinka reached an agreement since i was a boy .
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11 June 08:38, by Eastern
I agree with elder Arap Moi. This was a president who enjoyed
state power to the last bit but he was able to relinquish power to
allow Kenya move on with new leadership. For Kiir to clink to power at
the expense of South Sudanese is immoral to say the least.
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11 June 10:17, by Koang
We South Sudanese may have to learn Cooperation skills and
mindfulness of others’ welfares.
Extremely desire for everything is enemy of peace.
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11 June 11:47, by Thondet Manyang
He should have called Bari,Lotuka, Acholi,Mundari..... etc. elders
to come for thier inputs.They become another traitors for South Sudan.
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11 June 14:06, by Angelo Achuil
"The future generations will judge you harshly if you let your
country collapse because of your own failures to maintain peace. You
cannot run away from the responsibility of making peace and promoting
national integration," couldn’t be more true!!!
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