South Sudan sets to swear-in national dialogue committee members

[Elisabeth Janaina]

South Sudan sets to swear-in national dialogue committee members

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President Salva Kiir, centre, arrives at the John Garang Masoleum in
Juba, Sudan, Friday, April 27, 2012, (AP Photo)
May 6, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government under President Salva
Kiir will on Monday swear in members of the national dialogue
committee. Officials hope the initiative would be a step towards a
lasting solution to end a deadly conflict and permit discussions for
reforms and multi-party democracy.

In an announcement on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting
Corporation (SSBC) TV on Saturday, President Kiir has called on
members of the National Dialogue Steering committee, including the
Secretariat to attend the swearing-in ceremony on Monday 8th May at 10
A.M.

The announcements follow a presidential order rebranding National
Steering committee made up of more than 109 members with
representatives of the neighbouring Countries.

It is not yet clear whether all the members of the National Steering
committee will attend the widely publicised function. Key opposition
figures who are appointed without prior consultation, including
Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior and Kosti Manibe, have turned down their
appointments, citing the need for confidence-building measures,
including the end of hostilities and the involvement African Union and
United Nations.

Presidential Advisor Tor Deng Mawien on decentralisation and
intergovernmental linkage told Sudan Tribune on Saturday that the
dialogue would be an opportunity for all the parties to hold frank
discussions on how to end the conflict in the country.

"We are going to hold a comprehensive national dialogue during which
we will announce South Sudan’s transition towards a multi-party
democratic state in which everyone will be equal and able to
participate in the building of the nation’s future,” said Mawien.

Delegates, he said are expected to include civil society, women
groups, youth, political parties and representatives from
international organisations and observers from countries in the
region.

The delegates would be invited to discuss a whole bundle of reforms
and would encourage experts to present during the dialogue analytical
reports to support the reform project and the national dialogue.

(ST)

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7 May 03:55, by Malakal county Simon

Good luck with that bogus dialogue!!!!

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7 May 06:47, by Kuch

Yep, continue to refuse national dialogue idiots and tomorrow,
you will be first one to open your useless mouths that the government
doesn’t want peace, but to use force to win the war. Fellows, be very
careful though. Your Riek Machar sociopath isn’t going to walk the
streets of South Sudan if he is the one you are blackmailing the South
Sudanese people for>>>

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7 May 04:18, by john akeen

Song good let’s get started, the day of Monday will be the day
south sudanese people’s will know who want peace to come for them &
who don’t want peace to come for them. I mean the person who is going
to attend that national dialogue or the person who agree with that
national dialogue is the person who love SS and want peace for the
people’s of SS and want SS to grow healthy

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7 May 04:27, by john akeen

If you can allow me to ask, why South Africa is number 1
country in the African continent? And who will be number 2.3.4.5.6.7 &
on? And who will be the last?

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7 May 04:42, by South South

I love it very much, our president is doing right things
to bring peace to our country.

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7 May 17:57, by jubaone

South South,
The kiirminal has failed to implement the ARCISS 2015
and desperately wants to sell the bogus luakthrash dialogue as a
national event. Only fools and idiots believe anything worthwhile will
come out this jienge crap. You cant be the referee and the player at
the same time. Anyway,I am at peace cos nothing will ever happen,
except eating and drinking for a few hungry benydits/bandits

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7 May 18:33, by South South

Jubaone,

Kiir is a very smart president. He has given
rebels two choices to choose between them, peace and war. Peace is
representing by national dialogue. If you want peace join it, if you
want war, show us. You ran away from South Sudan, why? Please stop all
these stupid writings, cowards always like to talk, but when it comes
to actions, they run away to hide. You are a piece of dirt, no more.

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7 May 04:46, by Eyez

You idiots keep on day dreaming with your Jienge Dialogue,
only the people in government and their beneficiaries are the ones who
still see logic in Kiir’s stupid JCE tribal ideologies.

There is nothing the JCE, Kiir or the Mathiang Anyoors can say
or do to reverse the situation they created, except run amok like rats
in a sinking ship.
X1

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7 May 05:15, by South South

Anyone who will refuse dialogue to bring peace in South
Sudan is mentally retarded. People who have concerns about our
government should go to dialogue and air out their concerns. This is a
right place to fix everything in our country. Did our government made
mistakes in the past? Of course yes, our president apologized to
citizens of South Sudan. He wants things in our country to be fixed.

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7 May 06:48, by Kuch

Yep, continue to refuse national dialogue idiots and
tomorrow, you will be first one to open your useless mouths that the
government doesn’t want peace, but to use force to win the war.
Fellows, be very careful though. Your Riek Machar sociopath isn’t
going to walk the streets of South Sudan if he is the one you are
blackmailing the South Sudanese people for>>>

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7 May 07:20, by Thiep Mawien Thiep

There is no need for this Nationwide dialoge, I just want to
advise president kiir to continues with the wars and see who will die
first. Stay on, our president, we are all proud of your wars. Kiir
Mayardit oyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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7 May 07:50, by South South

Thiep Mawien Thiep,
I disagree with you a little bit my brother. President Kiir
needs to show to the world that he wants peace in South Sudan. He is
in full control of the country and calling for a dialogue is not in
anyway standing down to anyone. Peace should be in his right hand,
then hold others who will refuse peace on his left hand. We need
support from regional and international community.

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7 May 08:41, by Eastern

South South,

Yes Kiir is showing the world that he wants peace and HE
IS IN FULL CONTROL of South Sudan! Kiir has decreed a national
dialogue that starts tomorrow. Soon peace will COME to South Sudan.
Kiir will soon decree the end of famine. Kiir will decree improvement
in the collapsing economy. Kiir oyeeee!!!

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7 May 10:28, by South South

Eastern,
You are right with the issues of peace and controlling
the country. You are wrong with famine and our economy. Famine will go
away a little by little, by September 2017 you hear good news about
food security in South Sudan. Our economy is showing good signs of
improvement, no single country in the world had ended recession in one
year, again, little by a little. You are welcome back to SS

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7 May 11:52, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g

South South,

Really? By getting cash in flow from begging the
world community , you think the economy is improving!! The economy
will not improve as long as war continues unabated. The war drains
alot o money from the treasury ya bolit inta!!

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7 May 12:05, by South South

jur_likang_a_ likan’g,

You have good point here, yes, war drains
economy. Our government has a plan to overcome that and things are
moving toward right direction now. Every country in the world beg for
money somewhere including USA. Do you know that USA borrow money from
China?

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7 May 18:03, by jubaone

South South,
Is that what you learnt from your bogus BA
studies? What internal and external factors and components does a
country like SS require in order to revive an economy? It is not about
a US$ that now sells at about 150SSP, there´s more to that. Please
enumerate some of the signs of an improving economy in your next mail,
just to see how intelligent you jienge are !!

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7 May 18:37, by South South

Jubaone,

Don’t be dumb ass, you don’t know what I have
in education, stop guessing like mentally retarded person. South Sudan
economy is up. Should I waste my time to tell you details of it? No.
Why? You are very dumb. It will be wasting my time.

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7 May 11:37, by Malakal county Simon

South South/Slave

You simply don’t understands the fake Thiep Mawien Thiep
and that’s why you sympathied with his sarcastic fake statement.... He
is simply saying let’s the unwanted illiterate president continue this
senseless war, and he will see the consequences.... You should know by
now that nobody want unwanted president Kiir leave alone talking of
fake national dialogue and he should resi

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7 May 11:51, by South South

Malakal county Simon,

Are you a Dinka from Malakal? Malakal is a Dinka city.
Of course you are dumb ass, people should not bother to reply to you.
Tell me who does not want Kiir in South Sudan? Nuer? They are not
majority of South Sudan. A few Equatoria who ran to Uganda refugee
camp? They are a few. Talk about yourself wicked man, you have no
people to represent.

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7 May 18:19, by jubaone

South South,
The Collo, Anyuak and Nuer developed Makal, the
Fertit, Balanda, Jur etc.. developed Wau, the Equatorians developed
Juba, the Madi developed Nímule and now these jienges want to claim
these towns as theirs cos they are to lazy and hopeless to develop
their own towns like Bor, Rumbek or Gogrial. They love ready-made
nests where others have worked so they come to parasite on them

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7 May 18:43, by South South

Jubaone,

stupid man, check your records very well
before you put them out to the public. I will not help you here to
tell you the truth. What a stupid man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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7 May 11:48, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g

Really? A government that lacks tolerance for freedom of speech,
association and press is not sincere to say any thing about democracy.
It makes no sense to talk about multi-party democracy when political
space for opposition parties is closed. The world should not allow J1
continue to play the game of deceit and misinformation. How many
citizens and journalists are dead for their work and speech?

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7 May 12:08, by South South

jur_likang_a_ likan’g,

Democracy, freedom of speech, Multi-parties, freedom of press
and all of that will will be discussed in national dialogue. If we
need to have a good country, we need to sit down and talk.

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7 May 14:59, by Fair Man

South South
Where’s the venue of that JCE project called National Dialogue? No
any town in RSS is safe to hold that dialogue. The capital city is
flooded with Anyoors and the likes and we don’t want to repeat the
mistakes of 2016 J1 plot to kill Riek. Those who dare will regret.
Only Khartoum or Addis Ababa are the right Venues if that ND is to
come. Omar Bashir or Lazarus (Kenya) be mediator.Try

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7 May 15:07, by South South

Fair Man,

First step: Let’s agree we need national dialogue
Second Step: Let’s form committee for dialogue
Third Step: No pre-conditions about dialogue

You are missing point in your above statement. This is South
Sudan dialogue, inserting Omar Bashir is already rejected.

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7 May 15:13, by Fair Man

South Sudan
Then no need for dialogue when no preconditions are not allowed.
Why are curiously looking for dialogue? What’s wrong in your camp?
Taban Deng Gai and Kiir are in Juba and everything is fine. You want
to fool us and world that economic crisis need dialogue? You are
wrong> just make plans of economy. Try your so-called JCE Dialogue and
come up with a declaratory paper to attract donors.

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7 May 15:20, by South South

Fair Man,

Listen to me very carefully. If we start with pre-conditions,
we will not move forward one inch because all the problems will pop
up. Dialogue means to talk about differences people have, so things
you want or your do not like about the government will discussed, then
we reach very good understanding. You need to start liking all tribes
of South Sudan for peace to come.

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7 May 15:40, by Fair Man

South Sudan
Take it from me that a venue must be safe. Juba is not safe. No
one is neutral from the list KIIR circulated. All are part of the
chaos. We just Pagak (IO) GHQs. Dr. Riek will be there, Salva Kiir and
his 109 members will come under UNMIS or RPF and attend that dialogue.
We’ll grantee the safety of everyone or else, Nairobi or Kht. No more
no less. Otherwise go ahead with your ND alone

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7 May 15:48, by South South

Fair Man,

You need to stop for moment before you jump to Khartoum,
Nairobi, Ethiopia, Omar Bashir. You can not refuse peace and think
that you will stay in Pagak. Anyway, we have national team for
dialogue, we will be sitting and wait for others to join us. It may
take us long, but we will not leave a table, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years
or more.

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7 May 18:10, by jubaone

fair Man,
This dialogue is just a gathering of luakjiengs who want to
eat and drink especially during these "hunger and starving months".
Jienges have never staged any successful conference whose outcomes can
be followed and implemented. These scoundrels are chaotic,
inconsistent and disorganized. Just think of their many inter-clan
fights, and resolutions which have NEVER implemented

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7 May 15:55, by Fair Man

South South
We will come to Juba to liberate those trapped citizens under JCE
regime. It’s after that we can open door for reconciliation. Either
the 2015 collapsed ARCSS is revived, criminals who committed
atrocities punished in Hybride court and dialogue later. No short
cuts.

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7 May 17:17, by South South

Fair Man,
Good luck with your internet war which will take you 2000000
years to be realized.

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7 May 18:14, by jubaone

South South,
You know what happened on the Juba-Bor road? You have no
escape except you fly out by plane. Any MTN on overland travel out or
into Juba is a legitimate target including South South. He cant go to
his village cos either he starves to death or get gunned down by his
own clansmen. He rather squat, become a beggar and idle in Juba. We
shall babysit our "urban jienges"

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7 May 18:26, by South South

Jubaone,

Huge different between you and me when it comes to the
killing of innocent people in South Sudan. I am against that. Killing
10, 20 innocent people will never help you to win the war in South
Sudan. When it comes to real war, we are the master of it. You are
under our feet like an insect, the only way out for you is to escape
and stay outside the country.