S. Sudan dialogue body says lacks fund for exiled opposition
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June 20, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s steering committee for the
national dialogue says lack of funds hindering its efforts to consult
exiled rebel leader, Riek Machar and opposition politicians abroad.
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South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar addresses a news conference in
Uganda’s capital Kampala January 26, 2016 (Reuters photo)
"A committee has being formed to consult with the leader of the
SPLM-IO [Riek Machar] and all [South Sudanese in the] diaspora but as
you know, the government has no money and members of the international
community are yet to offer their support," said Alfred Taban, a member
on the information committee.
"This is serious because without money, we cannot travel outside the
country to meet refugees, politicians living in exile. This is a very
important step in the national dialogue," he added, shortly after a
meeting of the committee chaired by Angelo Beda on Tuesday.
President Salva Kiir launched the national dialogue committee last
month as parts of efforts he said will restore confidence among the
local communities divided by the war. The bottom-top approach is meant
to address local issues as well as national political differences that
morphed into the war along tribal lines three years ago.
The armed opposition faction loyal to ex-First Vice President Machar
has dismissed the dialogue as a strategy to prolong President Kiir’s
legitimacy after the 2015 peace agreement collapsed last year.
International donors are also reluctant to fund the process after
President Kiir said his main rival Machar should not participate in
the process because "he will come and cause another trouble in Juba."
However, the national dialogue steering committee has insisted that
all sides in the war must participate irrespective of President Kiir’s
refusal to dialogue with his arch rival. But without fund, amid the
economic crisis in South Sudan, the process is likely to further
delay.
(ST)
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21 June 10:40, by Mopedi
Forget this National Dialogue will not succeed, because it’s
designed to direct blames to certain group(s) of South Sudanese. It
has shallow approaches, strategies, and wrongly timed, and the
member’s compositions is to suit the interest of doom government. but
the consequences is more blood shed if kiir refuse to go by the will
of ss.
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21 June 10:52, by Mopedi
Whether there is money or not Dr.Riek and politicians abroad
border less about the ND they are soon launching South Sudanese world
wide Dialogue against Kiir, the committee will be form from every
countries including South Sudan.In SS we are Taban,we luck everything,
funds, foods,medicine,roads, Doctors, teachers,and very soon we will
lack land because Kiir is edging close with business of selling
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21 June 11:29, by Kerem
Some Sociopaths are taking advantage of the current situation in
South Sudan. Abuses and finger pointing shall never bring any peace
and it is going to take us generations to change the current attitudes
towards ourselves #Give#peace#a#chance
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21 June 14:31, by Mopedi
Karen,
The current situation has not created itself, it’s been made
my Kiir, so we are taking advantage of Kiir’intellectual deficit that
has caused suffering to our people. ’Give peace a chance’ what does
peace mean to you?
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21 June 11:30, by Theallseeingeye
you goons stop confusing the world, first of all you said that is
a national solution and it should not involve aliens and foreigners?
now you are crying that there is no fund for the bogus ND, yes we knew
that before that’s why we were telling you that this ND is going to
fail because of issues like these, funds, mediation, grantees, etc for
me I think they just want to beg in the name of diaspor
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21 June 11:35, by Sunday Junup
I said it! No money to consult dr.Machar then you have money for
what? You wanted to dialogue a lone? meaningless
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21 June 11:38, by Theallseeingeye
continue....
thats why we have been advising you to revive the ARCSS because
its cheaper, well documented, well funded, well mediated, etc
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21 June 12:03, by Angelo Achuil
I think Money is always there but only when someone’s interest’s
met. Becoz of fear, nobody wants to commit his money into project you
aren’t assured of success. The biggest fear of almost any good brain
out there is that non of the warring principals want true peace at his
expense and that each is seeking a peace that grantees him absolute
power minus punishment - and such a peace is not on earth
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21 June 12:52, by jubaone
No clear objectives, poor timing, inflated nr of members
without clear mandate, no sources of funding, poor organizers,
inappropriate venue, lack of confidence and security for participants,
foolishness in excluding Riak in the first place, greed and confusion.
That is jienge style 😁
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21 June 13:14, by Loch-ley Gajiok
A cash of $40,000 was confiscated from one of your thieves just
this week at Cairo airport and you are here begging the world to give
you money for the already failed ND. who do you think you are fooling?
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21 June 14:15, by Theone
Just put them in a private room with a Skype.
No money. We are in the age of technology
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21 June 17:05, by Kuar Junub
Machar must be released before is too late for Dinka criminal gang
group to be toppled the war must be taken to Dinka areas like of 1991,
they didn’t cry yet we want to hear their cry 1991
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