South Sudan’s Kiir vows close division gaps with unity
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December 7, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir vowed to
remove barriers to unity, stressing that his government would not
spare efforts to promote harmony and peaceful co-existence.
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President Salva Kiir adresses a joint press conference on 9 July 2016
(Reuters Photo)
President Kiir made these remarks during a meeting with
representatives of Jikany community in Juba who visited him at the
presidential palace in Juba on Tuesday to declare the allegiance of
the community to him and his administration.
Jikany is a clan within ethnic Nuer section in Bentiu area. The clan
is found around Guit, the home county of the first vice president,
Taban Deng Gai. The group was led into the meeting by Geng Kuony Puok,
the chairman of Guit community in the capital.
Kiir, the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC)
reported, said he did not forget them and would soon visit the area.
“Don’t say I have forgotten you. I will come to you in your areas and
there we will take to you message of peace. We will work together with
you to heal our divisions and unify our country. When people are
unified there is nothing they cannot do,” said Kiir.
He added, “I’m therefore asking you to stand together and work for
implementation of the peace agreement”.
Renewed violence broke out in the young nation in July when the
country’s rivals forces clashed in the capital, Juba, leaving more
than 200 dead and displacing thousands on the population.
At least 3.6 million people in South Sudan are currently facing severe
food shortages, the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time
with the crisis is likely to worsen when food from the current harvest
runs out next year, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),
announced Friday.
The agency further says the number of people facing severe hunger is
expected to rise to 4.6 million between January and April next year
and increase even more from May to July unless aid is scaled up.
(ST)
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7 December 22:17, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Unity is not imposed and it is not a lip-service activity. Do what
you preach. As it is now tribalism and divide and rule is the norm of
your leadership. Why do you expel foreign scribes from the country?
Why do murder local journalists in the country if you are patriotic
and a person of integrity and truth? What we hear is misinformation,
lies and mass murder of innocent citizens.
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8 December 06:17, by Akuma
Jur,
President Kiir is peace loving person and remember once
President Kiir step aside from Presidency. Believe you me, you will
and you will never get person like Kiir in South Sudan history again.
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7 December 23:01, by Naath
Foolish tribal gangs leader whom are you fooling idiot?
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7 December 23:22, by Malakal county Simon
A good gesture for a genuine reconciliation would for you (
unwanted president Kiir ) to simply resign and apologize to South
Sudanese people’s for the unimaginable suffering you caused to
them...... Other than that, you’re simply wasting our times because no
one want to hear unwanted Kiir name again as the president of this
great nation...... Enough is enough...... Leaders comes and go.......
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8 December 01:51, by Bolman
Kiir is really confused by unrecognized groups called themselves
Jikany Community shameful you better called yourselves Taban Hammed
Hassan Jikany supporters instead of real Jikany Community, you can’t
generalized that respectful comnmunity because of that adopted Arabia
child of North, anyway we remain for only one week all the powerful
Bull community will defects from Kiir misleading agency Gang
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8 December 02:00, by Bolman
Kiir is really confusing by unorganizer Community called
themselves Jikany Community they better called themselves Taban Hammed
Hassan follower instead of generalized Jikany, because of that losers
name Taban the adopted Arabia child of north
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8 December 04:33, by Redeemer
Riek movement has damaged the thinking capacity of a
considerable number among the Nuer and the scenario is cropping to
Equatoria, a reasonable person cannot deny the community members for
not supporting Riek. And for your information Hon. Gen. FVP. will be
the first Nuer Son to become the President
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8 December 04:40, by Son of Nuer
Kiir and Taban will not manage to unite 64 south Sudanese tribes
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