Machar’s return to South Sudan will create regional instability: Kiir
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President Salva Kiir addresses delegates during the swearing-in
ceremony of FVP Taban Deng Gai at the Presidential Palace in Juba,
July 26, 2016. (Reuters/Jok Solomun)
August 25, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has said the
return of his main political rival Riek Machar to the country from
exile to participate in the national dialogue process would create
regional instability.
President Kiir Further asserted that the decision to keep Machar away
from the country was reached by the regional leaders; allegedly for
fear that he would take the country back to war if issues he raises
are not given attention he wants.
“We didn’t really exclude anyone. But for Riek, he knows why. It is
not he who is not interested in joining but the whole region does not
want him to join. That was the agreement because whenever he comes
here, he would create a situation that takes people back to war. His
presence here would create instability in the whole region, not just
in South Sudan,” Kiir told Germany’s public international broadcaster,
Deutsche Welle.
In a briefing to the UN Security Council on Thursday on the situation
in South Sudan, El-Gassime Wane El Ghassim Wane, Assistant
Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said President Kiir
earlier this Month told Jean-Pierre Lacroix the Head of the Department
of Peacekeeping Operations that they do not want Machar to participate
in the dialogue process.
"President Kiir and his cabinet members expressed reservation on the
inclusion of some personalities in any dialogue process, in particular
Riek Machar. "
"There was, however, an acknowledgement that sizeable communities
cannot be left out of the process just because they were led or they
supported a particular individual," he stressed.
In his interview with the German media, the president also denied that
Machar’s movement was posing any threat to his administration but
underlined that he was causing confusion by continuing to contact his
followers to continue the fight by phone.
“He is not a threat to the government. He is only making confusion
calling his supporters on the phone. He knows where they are hiding
and these are the people who are still making problems, continuing to
fight and do not want to make peace. He has no spirit of leadership,
no spirit of togetherness. He wants people to die every day,” he said.
The South Sudanese leader said he is free to move anywhere he would
like to visit in the country, denying that he was confined to Juba
where he hardly moves away, causing critics to say he has reduced
himself to a mayor of Juba town.
“If I had any reason to move away from here I can go for a visit. Last
Friday, I went to Kigali in Rwanda to attend the inauguration of the
president of Rwanda and I came back. So, I am not the mayor of Juba.
Juba has its own governors and mayor. That is not my assignement,” he
said.
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26 August 01:00, by Malakal county Simon
But Did Dr Machar confinement stop the war orthe instabilities
that’s you’re claiming now mr unwanted president? ?? I guess not, so
stop blackmailing us and the world at large......
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26 August 01:38, by john locke
Kiir fears Machar, because if Riek Machar returns the people would
choose to be on his side rather than kiirs side. And thats what kiir
fears is losing to Machar in the polls. The only place he may win a
vote in is bhar ghazel. Even than, even they are losing faith in him.
All he has is igad to do his evil work and back him up. But even they
are seeinf his intentions
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26 August 02:58, by Lotodo Awino Odug
UN, IGAD and U.S.A will destroy our country by using bad eggs. UN
is planning to put Riek to presidency, indict Spla generals including
and put them to Jail so as to make way for Riek to become the next
president.(The solution) to this developing saga will be to get the
soldiers ready for another J1 mission number 2. counter every UN move
for your survival.
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26 August 06:22, by Kuch
Mr. Latodo,
Mr. Salva Kiir is the most, clueless, cowardest & weakest
president who leading the most bravest & strong people on earth. "That
Mr. Riek Machar is not wanted back to South Sudan by the region"! Have
a look on this: http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/899314918?-21266:8599:0 Mr.
Kiir interview with a German Journalist & read how *stupid & clueless*
how leader is to the eyes of the world fellows>
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26 August 06:34, by Kuch
Is our region the one that doesn’t want Mr. Riek Machar
back into our country or it is the him & the South Sudanese people who
don’t want Mr. Riek Machar, a foreign puppet/stooge & a madman who is
being hedged by foreign criminals who want to install him into power
in our country & then they can just micro-managed him & his cronies
like Pagan Amuom in Washington, Wall Street, UN building>>>
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26 August 06:42, by Kuch
in New York, London, Paris, Brussels et al; something
that is not going to happen under our watch. But this Salva Kiir
coward & his bunch of foolish advisers are the ones who have let Riek
Machar, the UN, NGOs & IGAD play games with our country & our people
to this day. Salva Kiir is a cluless idiot who just want to be
president at all cost & rely on others to keep him on power while our
country>>
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26 August 06:59, by Kuch
and our people are being thrashed & ridiculed by
the same regional countries whom he considers are the ones who don’t
want Riek Machar back into the country, that our people are primitive,
backward & that our people are *not circumcised* & that *the
circumcised* people like the Bantus & the creeps like Paul Kagame,
Uhuru Kenyatta, Omar Bashir, Prime minister of ethiopia>>>
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26 August 03:05, by Lotodo Awino Odug
This is a serious matter MR. President, The conspiracy will will
one of you dead or exit politics for good. Riek has killed countless
number of people to be allow back to power. pay him back his coin if
he dares to step his feet in Juba.
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26 August 03:15, by john locke
Lotodo, explain how riek is this bad man compared to kiir. It was
kiir who began this war by killing innocent people. Or do you think it
was riek some how
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26 August 03:30, by Lotodo Awino Odug
My point rather is why IGAD released him from South Africa
without permission from the government they finishing the deployment
of their forces. do they think that Riek can be install to power by
force? let them try. you both will witness another bloody war. mark my
words.
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26 August 04:22, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Mr Lotodo,
Riek is not an enemy of South Sudan. He is a person who
initiated a battle of political ideas that is a smart thing to the
country. However this battle was converted into military war which is
uncalled for. No democracy can exist without different political
opinions. It is therefore imperative for any citizen to participate on
political issues of the country. The country is ours all.
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26 August 04:40, by Lotodo Awino Odug
I greed with on that point but why is so passionate
about becoming a president despite of his bad records?
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26 August 04:23, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Mr Lotodo,
Riek is not an enemy of South Sudan. He is a person who
initiated a battle of political ideas that is a smart thing to the
country. However this battle was converted into military war which is
uncalled for. No democracy can exist without different political
opinions. It is therefore imperative for any citizen to participate on
political issues of the country. The country is ours all.
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26 August 04:56, by South South
Machar is an enemy of South Sudan, anyone who does not know
that is mentally retarded. Keep him in South Africa, cancer will take
care of him soon. Jubaobe, enjoy defeat after defeat, or you can
choose to be a good South Sudanese and help develop your country,
instead of sitting 100000 mile away from South Sudan and sing everyday
about destroying South Sudan. To be fury everyday will cause death.
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26 August 03:37, by Lotodo Awino Odug
nobody hates Riek to be our president if his hands are clean from
all the messed. his is mired, dirty and heartless. this all about the
Justice for the dead. why is he power hungry if he knows that there be
turmoil as he inch back to power?
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26 August 03:47, by Lotodo Awino Odug
no election in 2018, forget it. no Riek back to Juba. period.
let UN take him to wherever they want.
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26 August 04:22, by john locke
If you want to talk about fighting for the dead than the IO are
justified in their fight to remove kiir. Kiir has been killing non
dinka since 2013. Or is this a lie? If i was riek i would burn warrap
to the ground like kiir did to upper nile. Kiir is lucky that riek is
a democratic man. Hes lucky he is not like gadet yaka or ochan puot.
Kiir knows only one language and that is war. Only than will
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26 August 05:16, by Lotodo Awino Odug
few IO soldiers in Panyjiar and Ethiopia are jokers. will
fight for him for 100 years with no success.
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26 August 04:24, by john locke
And for the record riek is still in south africa. But he will be
released soo . That is the day that you jiangs will know what payback
truly means. Worry about your jiangs who are starving in bhar ghazel.
And killing eachother in gokrial
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26 August 04:44, by Lotodo Awino Odug
whoever will support Riek in his endeavor to become our
president will be with. Nuer weew or Jungle Nuer.
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26 August 04:47, by Lotodo Awino Odug
we cool now if he is still under house arrest.
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26 August 04:33, by Lotodo Awino Odug
UN is not there to safe anybody, they will keep adding fuel to the
conflagration to justify there presence. ignore it at your own risk.
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26 August 04:59, by john locke
You kiir supporters should be asking yourselves exactly why kiir
fears Riek in the country.. is it because riek has the hearts and
minds of the people? Or is it because riek is a democratic man. Or
does kiir fear the io as we just chased his nuer wew to ethiopia and
finished his mathiang anyor militia
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26 August 05:07, by Lotodo Awino Odug
I don’t like Riek, go and shine his shoes if he is your God.
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26 August 05:10, by Agany Malim
Supporters of kiir and Riak! Why can’t you look back to the
historical background of the two men and justify them well? To me iam
seeing it that none of them fit presidency bcoz they were ruling you
from beginning but failed to do common interest to the people. Instead
they turned our peaceful people into unwilling tribalism, corruption,
and everything bad. It could be a time for you to know that
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26 August 05:15, by Agany Malim
Your Supporting them reward nothing than killing ourselves and
their children are in safety side
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26 August 05:29, by Kush Natives
Mr. President Salva Kiir, don’t blame U.N. later in case, if they
returned Riek Machar, it is all your fault. If you didn’t want him to
exist, why you let him left J1 in 2016? Ask your that question first
before finger pointing on someone else. U.N. is doing their own
business.
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26 August 06:25, by Lenin Bull
Kush Natives, you are 100% right. The opportunity presented itself
but Kiir procrastinated and he lost the golden chance and the thug
continues to kill innocent citizens, and blackmail the country. Kiir
politically is a learner not a graduate of it. The region, UN, and
some countries the world will want to control South Sudan.
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26 August 06:25, by Nairobimitot
There needs to have a balance of power for South Sudan. There
should not be only one tribe taking all the jobs and money and looting
the country. All citizens should be given equal opportunity to
participate in the rebuilding of the country and equal jobs
opportunities.
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26 August 06:33, by Lenin Bull
There is secrete talks and plan to release Riek Machar from South
Africa and to bring him to Juba. This is the final plan of the UN/US
so that Riek Machar will provoke another fight in Juba and this fight
will be used as a pretext to take over the country for UN trusteeship.
Watch the hysteria among UN senior staff in Juba nowadays!!
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26 August 06:39, by Lenin Bull
The UN/US is not interested SPLA-IO but they are using it because
it is made up of non compost mentis/tribal bigots. UN/US will not care
whether Riek Machar is killed or not. We are advising innocent Nuer
young men/soldiers to keep away from coming to Juba this time as Riek
Mercenaries. It is going to be nasty and bloody. We are prepared for
anything including the region and the world in defense
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26 August 06:46, by Lenin Bull
The SPLA is prepared to face the UNMISS troops, RPF, and the world
in proud defense of our dignity, freedom and sovereignty/independence.
I’m tired of being always colonized by foreigners. I’m going to
participate proudly in that coming battle. It is better to "die
standing rather than die kneeling" Chez Guevara.
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26 August 06:58, by BRIG. PENG KIMANG
Lenin Bull and President.
Please put your house in order before talking of regional
instability. If Dr. Machar is the problem in South Sudan, the war
should have stopped by now as he is not anywhere near South Sudan.
You and your president killed Dr. Garang. Now you are running
after Dr. Riak. All south Sudanese Docotors must watch out including
Dr. James Wani and Dr. Lomurou. The threat is real!!
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26 August 06:52, by Lenin Bull
Israel is always militarily confronted by the whole Middle East
Arab nations of 22 countries, and these 22 countries fail to defeat it
and it is proudly surviving today and still very dangerous to touch.
Eritrea is isolated but it is surviving, Zimbabwe is sanctioned,
embargoed by the US/UK but it is happily marching on. South Sudan will
live forever and no country will colonize again period.
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