S. Sudan opposition contest dialogue committee membership
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December 20, 2016 (JUBA)- Several leading South Sudanese armed and
non-armed opposition figures contested the manner in which president
Salva Kiir on Monday night issued a decree appointing over 30 eminent
persons as members of the national dialogue steering committee to
develop agenda for the dialogue and work with experts and resource
persons to facilitate the process.
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President Salva Kiir addresses the nation at the South Sudan National
Parliament in Juba, November 18, 2015. (Photo Reuters/Jok Solomon)
President Kiir, according to order number 27, read out on state-run
South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Monday evening,
appointed retired Catholic Emeritus Bishop Paride Taban and former
Sudanese Vice President Moses Machar Kachuol as co-chairpersons to the
committee.
He also appointed Abel Alier-wal Kwai, Joseph Lagu, Bona Malual Madut
and Francis Mading Deng as advisors. Other members to the committee
included former Upper Nile state governor, Simon Kun Puoc as Member.
The order adds Gen. George Kongor Arop, Angelo Beda, Gen.Peter Cirilo
Swaka, Sultan Ismail Konyi, Manasseh Magok Rundial, Gen. Andrew Makur
Thuo, Lubari Ramba Loloka, Martha Moi, Gebriel Yoal Dok, Mathew
Mathiang Deng, Rachael Nyadak Paul, Monica Ayen Maguat, Emeritus
Bishop Nathaniel Garang Anyieth, Sheikh Juma Mussa, Harun Ruun Lual,
Mary Furu, Joseph Oryem Ismail, Lucia Utilio, Joseph Okell Obango,
Mathew Pagan, and Luciano Thomas as ordinary members to the committee.
The appointed members are either members of the faction of the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) under him, those in his
administration or from parties allied to the government as well as
religious leaders and individuals loyal or sympathetic to his
administration.
The president didn’t appoint any members from armed opposition groups
in the country
The selection of people perceived as close and sympathetic to his
administration has generated reactions from the government critics,
members of the civil society and analysts, some whom described the
national dialogue as having died on arrival. Others see it as internal
dialogue with friends.
“That is a not national dialogue. It is just another project in the
name of the national dialogue intended to use the resources of the
people to self-fund their own projects. This has nothing to do with
the issues of the people. Just look at the names and you will not be
surprised those appointed are friends, relatives, political
associates. This cannot be a national dialogue. It has other names,
may be it is an internal dialogue, or call it monologue”, one of the
human right activists told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday when reached to
give his view on the formation of the committee.
Another political commentator described in a separate interview with
Sudan Tribune on Tuesday that the formation of the dialogue by the
presidential order without considering the views other stakeholders
indicate that the country would continue to experience a streak of
crackdowns and power plays aimed at weakening a process to
establishing credible dialogue and the country’s precarious “culture
of dialogue” seems to be in danger of devolving into a stern lecture
under the longtime autocrat a little over a year after an initial
bipartisan truce was struck.
Others have argued that the manner in which the former has been formed
is the latest test for the “the culture of dialogue and the moniker
given to the country’s uneasy political peace forged between the
government with armed and non-armed opposition groups in the aftermath
of 201.5
“The formation of the committee with people and institutions of
questionable records is basically a farce. It is an indication that
President Salva Kiir is not ready for any meaningful national
dialogue. He wants to maintain the status quo. If there are people who
believe in this dialogue, then they need to know there is no such
intention from the president and his groups”, said another opposition
figure.
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20 December 19:58, by Tambura
It will not work as long Kiir is the president waste your time...
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20 December 20:23, by Eastern
Kiir and his henchmen continue to deny the obvious. They continue
to complaint of hate speech from the social media when Kiir still has
faith in Abel Aleir, Angelo Beda, et al. Where are the critical
friends of Dr Machar in this arrangement if this so-called national
dialogue is really genuine? Kiir must understand that for peace to
come to South Sudan, he (Kiir) must cede some power!!!!!
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20 December 20:25, by Eastern
Kiir, Mugabe, Museveni, et al are the type of leaders the AU is
happy keeping in power. No wonder Africa continues to remain at the
recieving end of everything substandard!!!
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21 December 03:52, by Joyuma John
Dear opposition,
Unless the president shall appoint a foreigner otherwise there is
no s.sudanese who is clean, not a relative, has not any political
affiliation or may be unborn child but unborn child must be a child of
aforesaid category even a foreigner must be one who shall have any
political relations in one way or another to any party. So what is a
remedy, may be God shall pick .s.s up.
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21 December 05:08, by Akook
By the way who told anyone in South Sudan that dialogue is
what is needed now before people even begin to question Kiir’s
appointment?
South Sudan is infected with some numerous active war fronts
as we speak from all corners. Sensible humans would begin to talk of
PEACE first then Dialogue or Monologue later.
Ok if people are feeling bored in Juba and would want
something to engage.. Ok MAYBE!
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21 December 06:31, by jubaone
Joyuma,
These "old men" have outlived their time. Most have messed up
the SS as early as 1960s before most of us were born. They don’t want
to retire cos they have no reasonable things to do. You and I must
reject this "bogus" national dialogue cos youth and IT generation has
been left out who can take SS to higher levels. Are the young so
hopeless that old and sick men must lead the SS?
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21 December 06:09, by Jieng Nephew
This is a rotten move that Kiir wants to install. Whit who is the
ND is about? Old folks with old school theory. Exclusively needed the
angry people to be there so that the root cause of our problems are
found.
good luck !
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21 December 07:24, by Jongo
The president always takes long jump the call for national
dialogue should be followed by re emotions releasing the political
detainees from the blue house, resigning & forming a acting government
simply cleaning all his dirt’s & putting every thing back to it’s
place OK now we can TALK
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21 December 08:11, by Chang Kuony
Under visionless President Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan
will disintegrated into tribal entities.it is not National dialogue
but Salam el Dakal between Jaang Council of Evils and their yes men
and women from other 63 ethnic groups. It seems to be Dinka Dinka
dialogue rather national ones. Where is SPLM IO Mainstream and others
political forces like SPLMG 10?
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21 December 10:37, by Dengda
When stand up, he quickly fall into his shadow. Rushing things to
claim credit is the one destroying his administration. E.g. 28 states
was rushed. Again he want to mess up with the only option and last
hope which is ND. ND will follow this sequences, 1. ceasfire, 2. peace
with Riek and G10 and other forces 3. consultation process and
formation of committee. Now it goes Kiir way of thinking.
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21 December 10:41, by Dengda
Its desperate attempt to lure in donors to pour dollars into
fake ND, was cause July 2016 incident was donors didn’t fund ACRSS as
some conditions were not met. Juba regime were assuming that when Riek
Came in April dollars will follow like in 2006-7. But three month
later, no dollar and Riek was echoing the same tune of donors, he was
kicked out of frustration as arrival bring no dollars.
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21 December 11:19, by place of justice fangak
HEY GUY DONOT MISLEAD OUR PEOPLE AGAIN JULY PLANNED AND FAILED
ASSASINATION WILL NEVER BE REPEATED
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21 December 15:56, by BORCHAR LN
hahaha how can illiterate coward leader still used non sense degree
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