Pres. Salva Kiir sacks murderer and tribal ally, SPLA chief Paul
Malong but appoints Malong’s Dinka relative as next chief
May. 10 Politics, Uncategorized 7 comments
>From Various sources, MAY/06/2017, SSN;
South Sudan President Salva Kiir sacked his powerful, hardline army
chief Paul Malong on Tuesday, a government spokesman said.
General Paul Malong, long regarded as an ethnic supporter of Kiir’s
majority Dinka tribe, was replaced by General James Ajongo Mawut, a
close relative of the fired ex-chief. Not surprisingly, Malong has
quickly made an about turn and is on his way back to Juba and possible
reconciliation with president Kiir.
Not surprisingly to most South Sudanese, President Kiir chose to
appoint another Dinka as Chief of Staff to replace the dismissed Dinka
chief, a move seen by most other South Sudanese as a perpetuation of
the tribal tyranny and domination as well as to continue with the
tribal way currently being perpetuated by Kiir’s tribe against the
majority.
Meanwhile, Ater Achuil Chol, representative of the Aweil leaders,
thanked President Kiir for appointing James Ajongo as the new army
chief.
“I am talking on behave of the leaders of Aweil. We thank the
president for appointing our son James Ajongo as SPLA chief of staff,
so we are very grateful, we stand behind our son to unite the forces
to work for the unity of this country,” he said.
“The decrees are two: one for the relief of Chief of General Staff,
General Paul Malong Awan, and another decree is for the appointment of
former Deputy Chief of General Staff for Administration and Finance
General James Ajongo Mawut as the Chief of General Staff,” Kiir’s
spokesmen Ateny Wek Ateny told AFP.
Ateny said the move was a routine changing of personnel. “This is a
position that can be held between two years and four years and Malong
has spent three years so this is the prerogative of the president” he
said.
In February several senior army officers resigned, accusing Malong of
conducting an ethnic war against non-Dinkas and ruling with an
“unqualified clique of friends and relatives”.
Among those who quit was Lieutenant-General Thomas Cirillo who has
since announced plans to launch his own rebellion.
Malong is widely regarded as being the mastermind of fighting that
erupted in the capital, Juba, last July killing hundreds and dashing
hopes of a power-sharing government between Kiir and his former deputy
turned rebel leader Riek Machar, a member of the Nuer tribe.
ECONOMY COLLAPSES: While critics say the economy of South Sudan has
now “technically collapsed” and that no measures can rescue it,
traders are calling for government intervention.
“The economy is now biting, people are suffering, prices of
commodities have tripled. It’s only those in authority who can survive
the current economic situation. Everyone in villages is crying out for
help,” said Lojur Molu, a concerned South Sudanese.
Government officials in Juba, who earn about 1,500 SSP, cannot afford
to feed their families and have opted to take their children and wives
to refugee camps in Uganda, according to a senior Uganda police
officer.
“In 2013, if a government worker was earning an equivalent of
Shs700,000 as a salary per month, he would now earn only Shs2,000 if
he continues to earn at the same rate,” the source told this newspaper
last week, suggesting the crisis is compounded by the shortage of
dollar.
“The government in Juba spent all its US dollars in the conflict,” the
police officer said.
The Dinka and the Nuer are the two largest ethnic groups in South
Sudan and have a history of bloody rivalry.
UN investigators were among those who blamed Malong for the bloody
attacks in July in which civilians were killed and foreign aid workers
raped.
The US subsequently failed to get Malong sanctioned and put on a UN
blacklist, subject to an assets freeze and travel ban, for his role in
the ongoing conflict.
South Sudan has been at war since December 2013 when Kiir fell out
with Machar, accusing him of plotting a coup.
The conflict — characterised by brutality and human rights violations
— has triggered famine in parts of the country, forced millions from
their homes and killed tens of thousands so far.
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7 Comments
Gatdarwich
May 11, 2017 at 1:31 am
Killer Nyankiir’s firing of the chief engineer and the executioner
of the ongoing genocidal war in South Sudan, the Dinka Nationalist,
murderer Malong Awan won’t change or stop the current chaos which the
traitorous Jenges have been causing in South Sudan since December
15th, 2013 to the present. Kiler Nyankiir must also fire Kuol Manyany,
Makuei Lueth, Philip Aguer, General Akoor, General Marial Chinuong,
and totally disbanded The Jenges Council of Evils if he really wants
others to believe that he is not running a Dinka dominated genocidal
regime in South Sudan period.
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Roberto Kasongo
May 11, 2017 at 7:23 am
The dismissal of murderer Paul Malong from his post is good news
for the suffering people of South Sudan but it will not make any
different. The new chief of general staff is not different than Malong
and he will follow his former boss foot steps. This is just a change
in tactic. Just keep in mind the objective of Salva Kiir and his
tribesmen is the extermination of none – Dinka from South Sudan. Did
this objective change? The answer is simple Big No.
Roberto Kasongo ( Bana Eqautoria )
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wol
May 11, 2017 at 8:23 am
“Not surprisingly to most South Sudanese, President Kiir chose to
appoint another Dinka as Chief of Staff to replace the dismissed Dinka
chief, a move seen by most other South Sudanese as a perpetuation of
the tribal tyranny and domination as well as to continue with the
tribal way currently being perpetuated by Kiir’s tribe against the
majority.”
What an ignorant idiot!! Is Gen. Ajongo Mawut a Dinka?
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Juma
May 11, 2017 at 10:27 am
Dear writer ,
Chief of general staff is always some one a president knows and
trust, it is up to him to appoint any one including his son of he wish
to do so. if you hate the decision , Hang yourself period.
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info@southsudannation
May 11, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Juma,
It’s South Sudan that is in the gallows and being hanged by a
bunch of tribal terrorists unfortunately masquerading as ‘leaders’ in
a nation that everyone participated in various ways for its much
cherished independence.
Please, also be educated enough that what you seem to support
is called ‘nepotism,’ something that’s unacceptable and anti-progress.
No wonder, with such a mentality, the nation is bleeding and crying
for rescue.
Editor
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Eastern
May 11, 2017 at 6:37 pm
Juma/Friday,
Asking the writer to gang themself only eliminates an
individual who may hate Kiir leaving others like me at large! Kiir is
lucky that the position of the GCOS is held by folks with very low
intellect like King Paul. If ambitious general held that position,
South Sudan would be a different case!
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Gatdarwich
May 11, 2017 at 6:07 pm
Killer Nyankiir nailed Murderer Malong for good. The murderer is
evidently banned to run to Awiel. Malong’s military convoy destined to
Awiel got stucked in Yirol. Killer Nyankiir ordered his loyalists to
return Malong to Juba whether dead or alive. Dinka kingdom can only
have one king, and that king is killer Nyankiir period
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