S. Sudan risks army unrest over delayed payment of salaries
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July 7, 2017 (JUBA) – There are fears months of delayed salary
payments could spark unrest among South Sudanese army (SPLA) soldiers
and other security organs in the world’s youngest nation.
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SPLA soldiers are seen at the airport in Bor January 19, 2014. (Photo
Reuters/Andreea Campeaunu)
In recent months, the government has been making several attempts to
solicit financial help from the donor community and other financial
institutions in the wake of the economic crisis.
The young nation, its finance minister admitted on Thursday, is
currently facing a serious financial meltdown with the country’s
economy showing no sign of a positive outlook.
“I would like to announce that we are working on paying one month
salaries. It will be paid in three to four days”, said Stephen Dhieu
Dau.
The prevailing situation appears to have affected the security forces
with some threatening to stage protests in what could represent a
threat to an already fragile peace and stability in the country.
Delays in salary payments, the minister explained, could largely be
attributed to the conflict that has affected the country since 2013.
“That’s why we have arrears in the national government, the state
governments and our embassies abroad”, further stressed Dau.
A military officer told Sudan Tribune on Friday that the military
would no longer accept delays due to the unbearable situations they
face within the institution.
He faulted the finance ministry of allegedly failing to fulfill increments.
“What is happening is beyond tolerance. They are not feeling anything
because they are eating, traveling in and out of the country. When a
minister or a general is sick, they travel out and come at will, but
when a soldier is sick, no attention is paid. Salaries are not paid on
time,” said the officer, who preferred anonymity.
“Like now it is going to three months without payment. What kind of
government is this?” asked the officer.
He also wondered why the government under President Salva Kiir had
failed to fulfill promises made to raise the pay for junior officers.
“They promised a salary increment and now they are backtracking and
not only from their promises but even giving us the meagre salaries
which we have always been paid. Now they are talking of something
else. They think people are fools”, stressed the officer.
South Sudan has suffered political instability and external shocks
over the last two and a half years.
Observers, however, say despite being oil-rich, the young nation was
likely to record negative gross domestic product growth in 2016 after
growing by 30.7% two years ago, largely due its conflict, decline in
oil production and global fall in oil prices.
Last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of further in
South Sudan’s economic situation, unless quick economic reform
policies were adopted and political environment eased.
Although potentially rich, South Sudan is ranked one of the poorest in
Africa and the world at large, with the worst indicators of health,
education and underdevelopment.
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7 July 20:11, by Eastern
How can RED CATERPILLARS mobilzed by King Malong be paid? How
about those who died in the bushes? What the Mathiang Anyoors have
done is priceless!!!!
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7 July 21:11, by Majesty
SPLA was on wrong hand till true soldier Gen. Malong took
over. His sudden removal elevate and elate enemies across the world.
Malong prioritized the army and within few years at his hand, SPLA was
recognized one the continent strongest fighting forces. Coward Salva
Kiir should pay for humiliating SPLA true commander and defender.
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8 July 08:52, by South South
Eastern,
Please leave government of SS alone and focus on the big mess
you IO is facing. We are much better than you, do you know that?
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8 July 10:55, by Eastern
South South,
I am not in IO and I am not IO. I am fighting Kiir’s inept
and tribal cabal in Juba. The country is sinking everyday and hapless
folks like you are denying the obvious. I not seen any mess in IO
either.
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8 July 19:09, by South South
Eastern,
"The country is sinking everyday and hapless folks
like you are denying the obvious", "I not seen any mess in IO either"
It’s very hard these days to understand your writing
Eastern. No single one on SS care about what you think about our
country. You are IO
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7 July 20:44, by Lenin Bull
Eastern, the current SPLA is pure and patriotic comprising of the
real elements or their young ones that braved the 21 years without
money payment enduring intense fighting, deprivations, hunger, and
diseases. They will not do anything bad or unpatriotic to their
country and people. Those miserable stomach-let fake SPLA/militas
would misbehave in such circumstances have all gone away with Riek as
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8 July 14:18, by Akuma
Lenin Bull,
Please note Dr. Lucifer Riek Machar stage coup and he never
succeed until he remain in house detention in South Africa but who
took South Sudan oil money (Dollars)? Nile petroleum is now being
control by Awan (chan) Awan cin lel yiol (Fox without tails) You
better feel the shame.
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7 July 20:48, by Lenin Bull
IO bandits.Our gallant SPLA understand the present situation of
our country in which OIL fields have been burned down by Riek’s mad
forces, no meaning sizable taxation money is being collected on roads
due to low volume of goods and services moving into and across South
Sudan and above all international conspiracy of withholding funding to
South Sudan to starve the people and government to accept
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7 July 20:54, by Lenin Bull
SPLA_IO especially Riek back into government after their failed
bid through attempted coup initially and now failed/defeated
rebellion. Patriotic folks of my motherland I wish you SIXTH HAPPY
INDEPENDENCE DAY celebrations.We are free forever Riek and Kiir will
day if not soon go and our land will be happy again.
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7 July 21:52, by Dinka Aliap Chawul
Sincerely speaking,we/those working for govt now are the true
patriots of this nation,the work for there country with meaningless
unreliable salaries,but the worst of all is that some IOs or greedies
takes advantage of our nationalistic stand for their gains.
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7 July 21:38, by john locke
Alot of you in here are morons, i can tell ypure jiangs. How do
you or better yet can you blame riek machar for a war started and
planned by both kiir and malong. The people are and country are
suffering because kiir wants to rule forever. Blame kiir and malong.
No an innocent man like riek who freed you from the arabs.
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8 July 05:24, by Garang Akeen Tong
John Locdu
Drawning man catch the air, arn,t you? How you jump into nile
and you couldn,t know how to swimming, are you not fighting to
overthrown elected gov,t? And blame others? Your dr. Riak staged a
failed coup in 1990s to dr. John folloWING the Bor MASSCARED and
merged with Khartuom regime to jeopardize the people movement
SPLA/SPLM
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8 July 05:36, by Garang Akeen Tong
John locdu
Con....
Dr. Riak fought SPLA FROM 1991 to 2002 when he begged Dr.
John to forgive him, when & where dr. Riak freed people, he,s most
know for killing s.sudanse only.
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7 July 22:00, by Newsudan
the biggest challenge facing South Sudan army(SPLA) is issue of
ghost names in the payroll.Gen.Ajongo should do something about it. so
that it remained lean and manageable army.
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8 July 06:51, by Dinka Aliap Chawul
@John l
no wonder why others do refer to you as Ugandans not
Equatorians! Even Ugandans knew who Riak Machar is "a typical traitor
SSvamper" through LRA n his collaberations with Khrtum against SS
masses mr foolish!.ur intentions not tellings the truth to hurt the
souls of our matyres but God will not leave u.
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8 July 08:21, by Malakal county Simon
Black jalaba
Then where is the cease-fire that has been declared recently
by the failed president Salva Kiir if Pagak has been besieged???? This
is what’s we been telling South Sudanese and the world at large, that
this foolish president is not interesting in peaceful mean thinking he
has an upper hand to defeat IO militarily which is a wishful
thinking... Anyway, i’m happy to see truth is coming
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8 July 08:23, by Malakal county Simon
Cont...
Coming to light slowly to see Kiir rejection of peace!!!!
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8 July 09:50, by Garang Akeen Tong
Malakal county simon
Where is the source to prove you claim, that Pangak
has been besieg by gov,t force, we are peace yaa gatnyere.
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8 July 07:18, by Newsudan
where is midiit and Jubaone.
Riek io terrorists group are running naked in Pagak, currently
under SPLA besieged.
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8 July 07:31, by john locke
Pagak will never fall to the jiang government. Mark my words. In
the words of the IO spokesmen, it will be a river of blood before we
let pagak fall. The government forces have already began scattering.
We nuer are a tough tribe to beat. You jiang needed to go buy the
sudanese rebels just to fight us. How sad
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8 July 07:42, by Eastern
All this mess is due to Kiir’s ineptness for taking ideas from
advice from moron like Daniel Awet Akot to fight Dr. Machar and his
group militarily. Paul Malong jumbed into the fray resulting in a huge
number of dinka youth killed in action and the entire community
becoming antagonised by the rest of the other South Sudanese.
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8 July 08:08, by Dinka Aliap Chawul
Eastern
Dont blames Awet or Maluong for the mess,the case squarely lay
on Riak together with his approach (military ones) to his presidential
ambitions,and another hands Kiir response was equal to that of
Riak,and Middit,Jubaone,Eastern etc radicalised the youths from two
sides and war rage on.Maluong join voluntary join when he was govnr of
NBGS and fought alongside Ping Deng,Kuol Manyang,Mobote
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8 July 08:46, by South South
Eastern,
What do you mean by:"Paul Malong jumbed into the fray". Please
check your English sentences before posting them to the public. If you
killed huge number of Dinka youth, why are you not controlling South
Sudan by now? Please stop lying, ask Riek and his White Army, they
will tell you the truth. You are in US enjoying good life while you
want others to flight for you.
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8 July 12:03, by Eastern
South South,
I like it dude!! "Paul Malong jumbed into the fray" is a
special type of internet based weapon that can startle folks steeped
in denial!! Next question please?
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8 July 08:36, by quiz
Hopeless soldiers, you have been the ones silent for so long. You
would be the right people to defeat this useless regime if you know u
right. U R suffering at the front line fighting, Ur families suffering
and you still following useless gov,t. get up for your right now!!
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8 July 09:50, by Dengda
Army and other organised forces face it tough. I felt sorry for
them, instead of you fight for right course, you fought for wrong
course. claiming of protecting constitution of the country. Is that
constitution you pretend protecting doesn’t including Equatorians, Wau
and Nuer at large? Sgt can change government through coup, but any
keep starving and beg deaf government for your welfare, good luc
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8 July 12:04, by Eastern
Dengda,
The constitution of South Sudan is Kiir for your information.
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8 July 12:06, by Brigadier Pato
Kiir and his Nieces Akol and Ajongo Mawut time is over!!!! It
is planned and it will be soon acted upon.
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8 July 12:11, by Eastern
Kiir squandered the little money of South Sudan in waging a war he
was ill-advised was winnable. Just because Daniel Awet was able to
lead SPLA in Juba against unarmed Nuers, Kiir bought his fallacy of
waging war against his political opponants was the best action. Barely
4 year into the war, Kiir’s tribal gov’t is failing to finance the
current budget. NO DONOR SHOULD BAIL OUT Kiir!!
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