South Sudan president cancels church service over security matter

[Elisabeth Janaina]

South Sudan president cancels church service over security matter

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July 25, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir last Sunday
cancelled without prior notice a planned church service for peace and
reconciliation over security concerns.

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South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir shares a moment with archbishop
Danie Deng Bul (Photo: Moses Lomoyat)

The administration of Emanuel Church in Juba had planned that
President Kiir, a number of government officials and prominent
community and religious leaders would deliver peace messages to the
congregation.

Despite preparations having been completed Kiir later failed to attend
the service. It was not immediately clear what caused the change of
mind without prior explanation from his office.

However, Sudan Tribune learnt that the President cancelled his
participation in the mess after reports that a group of aggrieved
victims of recent communal feuds in Jonglei had planned to stage a
protest.

Emanuel Church, located in Hai cinema in Juba town, is an Episcopal
Church whose congregation is predominantly members of ethnic Dinka
Bor, some of whom have seen their areas brought down to ashes, when
communal and political conflicts occur, resulting in Bor town and
villages changing hands between fighters. The impact of conflicts
caused anger and bitterness among family members of the victims.

In May 2016, a politically oriented, influenced and self-selected
group caused a commotion in the same Church after Riek Machar, then
first vice president in unity government had left after responding to
the invitation to deliver a message about peace, reconciliation,
forgiveness and how citizens can live harmoniously together.

One of the religious pastors who were in contact with the office of
the president to make preparations for the reception told Sudan
Tribune on Tuesday they were surprised the president decided to cancel
the plan without prior notification not only to the church
administration but also other government officials were expected the
attendance and had to attend to listen to the message he would
deliver.

“If you had come to the church on Sunday, you would have seen for
yourself. The church was full to the brim because many people,
especially government ministers came. I don’t know the motive for
those ministers who used not to attend but I believe they came to
listen to the message the president was going to deliver. When we
contacted the office of the president, they said received information
that there were people planning to sabotage the message of the
president and it was cancelled on the advice of the security
information,” said the pastor who did not want to be identified.

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26 July 01:15, by Kush Natives

That’s so unfortunate! Canceling the church mass because of the
security reasons, where in a world would a president do such? Why not
if you die in the church? Jesus Christ did it for the sake of peace,
why not you?

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26 July 02:25, by lino

Death of a President is a red line in SS ya Kush!!!

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26 July 05:56, by Kush Natives

lino,
No one have an intention kill President Salva Kiir, if
there was a such plan, he would dead a long ago. He just tried to
predict everything that’s not even there. What let him think that way,
we’re in ND already, so that prayer should been a blessing for the
people of South Sudan. I didn’t agreed with his plan!

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26 July 06:29, by Tilo

Kush Natives,

That is the big problem in SS. Kiir will rather kill to
maintain the presidency, He doesn’t care if the citizen are safe or
not as long as he is still in power.
People with no humanity in their heart should not be nominated
for leadership in the country.

I hope SS can learn from the current crisis

So that SS can choose right leaders in future to lead the
country in right path

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26 July 08:17, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam

Church are not politician why by they can insecurity to the president.

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26 July 01:20, by Theone

That is funny Mr. Kuch! LOL.

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26 July 03:25, by Kuar Junub

Dinka president is right because he believes in Ngundeng prophecy
that one day something terrible will happen to him that’s why he’s
concerned about his life, remember what happened to Dr John Garang his
best friend M7 set him up to his demise so Kiir is not stupid enough
guys he knows his best friend is his best enemy now he’s coming back
to his senses

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26 July 03:37, by Kuar Junub

For those Dinka folks who still support the evil president & his
disciples remember S Sudan is bigger than Dinka,Nuer,Equatoria & other
tribes please stop supporting evil things ya Dinkas don’t just support
Kiir because he’s from your tribe or history will judge u

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26 July 05:14, by Sunday Junup

Where is the National dialogue you were talking about ya Kiirimnal Mayardit?

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26 July 06:45, by Eastern

Kiir is even biginning to fear his OWN SHADOW.....BWAHAHAHA!!!

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26 July 08:22, by Kuch

Mr. Eastern,
This is a usual SUDAN TRIBUNE propaganda chap. ’Divide &
conquer’ is what your fools who *often post your SUDAN TRIBUNE & RADIO
TAMAZUJ* trolls. Why would Mr. Salva Kiir without giving a reason to
the Church authorities? The message your SUDAN TRIBUNE trolls want to
tell other people here is: That Mr. Salva Kiir is a ’Catholic’ and
Emanuel Church is a ’Episcopal/Anglican church’>>>

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26 July 08:33, by Kuch

In the US, they don’t use the word ’Anglican’ but
’Episcopal’. Some lowly Europeans came to Africa carrying their damn
’Bible on one hand & their damn guns on the other’ and bully the
African people. The fools do not know we were Christians before them.
Probably the *Bantus* of West Africa, Congo & others Bantus which they
EVEN SHIPPED to Americas & the Caribbean during their slave trade>>>

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26 July 08:40, by Kuch

Some Riek Machar lowly informed supporter are informed
time & time again that their evil corporate America, English people,
their evil juus & some of their evil allies in between are desperate
to crawl their evil selves into Africa. The British people considered
themselves to have colonized the Dinka/Jieng people. The French people
did not even moved their damn evil selves out of Bantus of West>>

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26 July 08:46, by Kuch

Africa, not even next to us, Central Africa
republic (CAR), and the French people often change their their former
West Africans & Central Africans elected governments at whim. If the
elected West Africans or Central Africans’ government don’t ’kowtow’
to the lines of their *former French masters* that was what the French
army did>>>

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26 July 08:56, by Kuch

in Ivory Coast and even our neighbor & Central
Africa Republic (CAR), a few years ago. Fellows, some South Sudanese
with shred of Education might be aware of what is called "the Fashoda
incident" outside our Malakal. *The french people & British people*
http://www.historychannel.com.au/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-face-off-in-the-fashoda-incident/

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26 July 09:08, by Kuch

Fools, the evil corporate America, English
people, their evil juus, their UN, their sleazy NGOs & some of their
evil allies in between want to recolonized Africa. The so-called
French people, have gone back to French West Africa or Central Africa.
Even the newly elected French president first visit was *Mali* to show
their west African *french subjects* that France is in control>>>

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26 July 09:13, by Kuch

Here in our country, the evil
corporate America, English people, their evil juus, their UN, their
sleazy NGOs & some of their evil allies in between want to colonize
our country through their damn *humanitarian aid, donations,
peacekeeping & their so-called human rights business bullshits* And
some of our Riek Machar’s Nuers & some of their lowly informed>>>

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26 July 09:19, by Kuch

fools want to bring their damn
evil white Americans, English people, their evil juus, their cloned
so-called arabs of North Sudan and some of their evil allies in
between into our country. Good luck fellows. We have have informed the
Riek Machar fools that, the Dinka/Monyieng men would never ever ever
allow the evil white Americans, English people, their evil juus>>>

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26 July 09:28, by Kuch

and some their evil allies in
between in our country with their dirty intrigues, never ever. Fools,
get the hell out of our country. Have you ever seen a Monyjieng/Dinka
marry a *juus, Bantus, white American, English rubbish?* Not really.
Be very very careful fellows, we are here.

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26 July 08:45, by Eastern

Kuch,

Emmanuel Jieng church is a political church. Dr. Machar, a
professed Presbyterian was also attacked by this congregation when he
took his peace and reconciliation message to that church. Kiir wanted
to avoid that kind of humiliation...

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26 July 08:49, by Resolution

Hahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaa fool, how can he start fearing his
cohorts and his own shadow, all victims of this south Sudan civil war
including SPLA senior military commanders who fought along with him
and at last detained them and put them under house arrest are looking
for him its matter of time his life will perish.

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26 July 09:30, by South South

Eastern,

You are lying like Sudan Tribune, nothing really is correct
about this fake article. We are here in Juba and we know more than you
internet warriors.

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26 July 14:05, by Eastern

South South,

Don’t worry about the so called internet warriors -
perceive them as virtual. Why should a general in Juba worry about
internet worriors when a large proportion of his followers don’t have
access to the internet. Please continue to support Kiir through ways
your best able to; with the internet thing, you are a big loser!!!

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26 July 08:31, by samdonovan

He should have informed about the security issues to the
administration and the administration must have set up security for
the President. Time is valuable for everyone and it just wasted
because of irresponsibility.

Reach me at https://www.essayschief.com

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26 July 11:27, by Maguto

plz avoid abusing your president, he will continuous messing if
you don’t honor him