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BY: Juol Nhomngek Daniel, Makerere Law School, Uganda, JUL/06/2015, SSN; The problems of South Sudan are out of hand due to poor leadership, that has led to insecurity as the rule of law has disappeared. For instance, nowhere is safe in South Sudan except inside the tomb, but if the person is dead then he or she is not saved because he or she does not know whether he or she is alive or not, which means that he or she does not feel pain. In short, no where is save in South Sudan. People are always under constant fear. Many people are being killed on daily basis but leadership does not care because things have gone to the wholesome stage where every person lives for himself or herself, and God for us all. The point is that South Sudanese leaders who are remnants of SPLA generals are confused on what to do with the nation. They are confused and do not understand the term nation building. What they have not understood is the fact that building a nation does not mean building physical infrastructures but it means building human resources first so that an aspect of humanity in human beings is brought out and the inhuman and cruel part of them being suppressed. It is deplorable.The way the SPLM leadership is building South Sudan leaves much to be desired. The SPLM leadership is capitalizing on the ignorance of the citizens to achieve their own parochial perspective as they are applying divide-and-rule politics. A reminiscence of British Rule in Uganda and Nigeria and Arabs in South Sudan. Therefore, there is a real risk that the whole nation would be thrown into unending lawlessness and chaos as already seen in some states. Lakes State is one of such states. The problem of Lakes State like other states of South Sudan is that it is being punished with crude and ruthless form of government that cares for nothing but money and wealth in general. Buying expensive cars is the norms and aspirations of leaders governing all States of South Sudan while citizens are under fire and dirty politics. What I have seen in not only in Lakes State but all over South Sudan is that the roots of hatred and misgivings are already planted through the institutionalized tribal rule that is likely to haunt South Sudan in some many years to come. Besides, the army, which is the heart and lifeblood of any nation is politicized as politics has invaded the whole army circle as army generals are being suspended like politicians while the general army body except the generals in South Sudan is wallowing in abject poverty as corruption goes on unabated in the army because no one cares about the welfare of the nation. The nation is in fact sold alive and is being consumed in four-mouthed barrel of greed and myopic politics. The whole scenario is sad. South Sudanese and its citizens are stuffed at the back. They have even become slaves in their own country. South Sudanese fought the war to liberate South Sudan but found themselves enslaved by ruthless and myopic leaders that have nothing to add to the nation but instead become a burden to the nation. In actual sense, the leaders of South Sudan unlike Uganda are a burden to the nation. For instance, leaders of South Sudan have stolen billions of dollars as indicated by the forms of houses that they have built in Uganda and elsewhere that the president of Uganda or presidents of other nations in which they have built such houses do not even have because those leaders have at least put in place the ideology, law and order as signified by their Constitutions. Hence, the existence of such deadly corruption in South Sudan can be attributed to the fact that the rule of law is dead since it is now the rule of man that rules. Thus, as a matter of fact, where the law is undermined there is always emergency of chaos. It is upon this ground that I can foresee that South Sudan will never be stable for twenty or thirty years to come. Due to lack of rule of law and ideology, citizens of South Sudan feel that they do not have any direction and this is why they are confused as their lives are in state of nowhere. This is because rule of law is dead in the whole of South Sudan as the rule of man takes precedence. Law is upside down since the rule of law is dead as the rule of man takes center stage. The citizens are being ruled by rule of man without law and order. The nation is held hostage by a clique of miscreant gang that is ready to grab the nation’s resources as soon as the opportunity avails itself. The recent report on disappearance of millions of dollars in Central Bank of South Sudan and the suspension of employees in the office of the president who forged the signature of the head of State to steal money from Central Bank confirms the truth that there is no rule of law in South Sudan. If there were a strong rule of law the individuals who forged the signature of the president to siphon millions of dollars out of the bank would have been charged with economic sabotage against the nation. Economic Sabotage is the practice of undermining the economy of a nation. It is a tactic used to pressure governments. The power of the markets is such that it may be wielded as a weapon to damage the stability a country’s economy, raising food/fuel prices, interest rates on international debts and other factors important to an economy. As seen from the above explanation of what economic sabotage is, it can be concluded that economic sabotage is a serious crime that can be punished even with death as seen in some countries such as China. Before we go to the conclusion, it is important to note that it is not foreseeable in the near future in South Sudan that things will change for the better unless rule of law is enforced and justice prevails. In summary due to the fact that there is no rule of law, South Sudanese government officials are and will be stealing money with impunity. Thus, there is a need for all South Sudanese to get united irrespective of their tribal backgrounds to fight a war against misgovernment that is currently going on in South Sudan. NB// Th Author can be reached Via, [email protected] << Older <http://www.southsudannation.com/uhuru-kenyatta-to-table-results-of-south-sudan-peace-talks/> Newer >> <http://www.southsudannation.com/visible-risks-in-south-sudan-draft-budget-proposal-for-fiscal-year-20152016/> 2 Comments 1. Eli July 7, 2015 at 2:54 am <http://www.southsudannation.com/rule-of-law-has-died-in-south-sudan-as-rule-of-man-now-rules/#comment-1164480> Juol I totally concur with you, am grateful that we have younger voices stepping up who don’t look at tribal affiliations but rather putting the National agendas first. I applaud your courage as a student of law in a renowned University I have hope that this new generation will set the record straight once and for all. I have always said that this war isn’t about individual identities but it’s all about national responsibilities that each one of us must take pride to deliver the right services to everyone in our beloved nation and be a servant to serve equally without prejudice and discrimination based on individual’s orientation. We as a nation have every responsibility to be fair and obey the rule of law no matter who is who. Great article. Reply <http://www.southsudannation.com/rule-of-law-has-died-in-south-sudan-as-rule-of-man-now-rules/?replytocom=1164480#respond> 2. AGUMUT <http://gmail/> July 7, 2015 at 7:57 am <http://www.southsudannation.com/rule-of-law-has-died-in-south-sudan-as-rule-of-man-now-rules/#comment-1164656> It is not South Sudan alone which is not safe.The world itself is not safe. South Sudan will be the safest and better place to live in on earth if the so-called subhuman SPLM change its childish attitudes and behave like a dark human beings. 3. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. 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