President Kiir threatens war if opposition fails to denounce violence

[Elisabeth Janaina]

President Kiir threatens war if opposition fails to denounce violence

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February 8, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudan president Salva Kiir has
threatened major offensives should the armed opposition continue to
reject his calls for national dialogue, as the best approach and
viable way to end conflict in the country.

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South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (Photo: Reuters)

“If they don’t listen to the voices which call for peace, I will
declare war against them. I don’t think there is anyone of you who
will blame me again”, said the South Sudanese leader.

Kiir, speaking at a public rally Tuesday, declared his intention to
“exhaust all means of getting peace back to the country, citing
national dialogue as one of the means.

“The dialogue I declared recently is one of the means that might bring
our people back home. When our parliamentarians return from recess,
that is the time we will sit down together so that we talk about how
to restore peace," said the president in a speech broadcast on the
state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation.

President Kiir said there was no other viable alternative to end the
ongoing war in the country, apart from resolving existing differences
through a national dialogue initiative.

“There are people who believe in war as the only way to resolve
differences, I think these are wrong. War is not the viable way to end
differences. War is war and you know it is very destructive. I don’t
want you, the people of Yei to follow people who think the only
solution to whatever issues we have in this country is through war,”
he remarked, while addressing a large gathering in South Sudan’s Yei
town.

He added, “Let us work together with our religious leaders for peace”.

The president said ending the war will be an opportunity for
politicians wanting to take power from him in an atmosphere free of
war so that they campaign and allow the citizen to vote peacefully.

“People who want to become of this country have to accept that they
cannot become the president when there is war. They need to denounce
violence and stop war. When the war is stopped anyone wants to contest
whichever positions he wants will be free to contest,” stressed the
South Sudanese leader.

“So let’s work together to stop the war and let the political forces
sit down to organize themselves so that the parties are registered
before time,” he added.

A huge crowd has gathered Yei town to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the Episcopal Church in the area.

President Kiir also used the opportunity to announce the national
dialogue initiative he declared in December last year, saying it
officially starts in the first week of March and will run for four
months.

The national dialogue, he said, seeks to end long civil war in
Africa’s newest nation.
The South Sudanese leader further reiterated that said a panel of
"eminent personalities and people of consensus" would guide the
national dialogue process, which would involve "all the people of
South Sudan" but did not say who the panel members would be.

“The national dialogue is a matter of urgency so that we see what will
be the next step. Now our members of the national legislature are on
recess, they will come back in the end of this month, so when they
come, we will kick off the sessions of the national dialogue”, he
said.

The leader of the country’s armed opposition faction, Riek Machar had
dismissed Kiir’s dialogue initiative, saying the process can only
succeed if peace was restored in the war-torn nation.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced
since violence broke out between the country’s rival factions in
mid-December 2013.

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9 February 06:46, by koang mi kei

Kirr has forget this word threaten become familiar with south
Sudanese is not a new thing in the ears of us all, how long will you
led this nation to hell? i just want to inform south Sudanese who are
loyalist to their country if Kiir choose to fight what will we gain?
and if we united ourselves what will we get? we can ask ourselves such
a question so that we can find solution

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9 February 09:18, by Mayom County Troops

Koang Mi Kei
president Salva Kiir Mayardit have right to threaten those
remnants who are disturbing the whole nation daily
like what is happening in Upper Nile state Johnson forces are
attacking SPLA troops always .

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9 February 07:02, by Eyez

Kiir is the most stupid President that time has seen, because how
can he threaten people with war when there is already a full scale war
all over the country.

These "bubble thoughts" of the JCE to intimidate the non-MTNs are
useless and our people will not stop until the Jienge kingdom is burn
down to ashes.

We will defend our people, land with dignity until the last
Equatorian standing falls.

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9 February 08:51, by Akuma

Eyez,

Only those whom wage war to South Sudanese people will hear
this concrete speech of President. Yes Mr. President South Sudanese
people are behind you if oppositions forces don’t want to listen to
the voice of peace. People of South Sudan will used difference forces
to end the war.

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9 February 10:56, by jubaone

Akuma,
Just say "we the jienges are behind you Mr. President" and
NOT SS. Cos all other tribes are peaceful except the jienges who are
causing so much nuisance and chaos. Well, I have no problems if they
restrict this anarchy to their luaks. But everyhere they go (MTN),
they just bring trouble. Kiir doesnt produce guns, he buys them so he
cant threaten the opposition, thats jiengshit ya mayardit.

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9 February 07:21, by Sir King

Because just people don’t want Dinka, the liberators, then you are
free to declare war. Although you are weak, you did not acquire your
leadership through coup, killing of other tribes or Korkora, but it
was a matter of slow trail of approaches until you reach the right
seat. Allow us to go for genocide, otherwise, let them finish Dinka or
we finish them. That is why Rwanda is in peace now...

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9 February 07:24, by Sir King

- This is nonsense really, even stupidest young people are writing
on tribal websites that Dinka, Dinka, Dinka,....and remember this
attitude will lead all of us to hell. No Dinka supports Salva Kiir but
Kiir himself as a leader has his own strategies of clinking to power,
then you foolishly and sheepishly here talking about Dinka. Remember,
taking this power by force is the worst thing ever.

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9 February 08:15, by Tilo

The question you need to ask yourself is why other tribes
preach hate about Dinka?
To solve a problem you need to find the root cause of the
problem and resolve it.
But if we continue with this attitude south Sudanese will kill
them selves and Sudan will come and take South Sudan back ... South
Sudan [COUNTRY] is coming to an end.
BE FRIENDLY AND FAIR TO OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY MAN

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9 February 07:24, by Sir King

- This is nonsense really, even stupidest young people are writing
on tribal websites that Dinka, Dinka, Dinka,....and remember this
attitude will lead all of us to hell. No Dinka supports Salva Kiir but
Kiir himself as a leader has his own strategies of clinking to power,
then you foolishly and sheepishly here talking about Dinka. Remember,
taking this power by force is the worst thing ever.

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9 February 07:28, by Sir King

- If you take this power now the way you want to take it with you
Fucken UN, do you think Dinka communities with their aligns will go
and sit without any reprisal. The best way is to go for peace first
and we go for change of leadership. Remember even most Dinka are also
suffering, but basing bad leadership on Dinka will never help this
nation believe me.

Sorry indeed.

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9 February 07:33, by Sir King

- People talk of burning down Jieng Kingdom, never will it happen.
Dinka remain Dinka and we are people like you. When your leader,
Joseph Langu led this country, Dinka were there keeping quiet waiting
for their chance. But the problem with you, EQUATORIANS is greediness,
what did Joseph Langu do, he handed over power to Arabs because of
food. He was lure with food by Nimeiri. Silly creatures!

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9 February 07:36, by Sir King

- Langu would still be a president now if you think you are better
creatures. You are really lacking shame in this country and you are
the very people destroying this country. There are season of good
harvests and bad harvests, but why do you want every season to be
Sunday?
By the way, revise you attitude towards Dinka, otherwise, South
Sudan will go to hell.

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9 February 08:04, by jubaone

Sir King,
Ya jienge, dont sqeal yet. Sadam Hussein threatened with
"mother of all battles" what happened? Kiir will take himself as his
jienges down to hell. You may brag for now, but GOd forbid should that
change, then know for sure, only revenge. Already, we have most MTN
flushed out of Equatoria except in Juba. That will continue. Who is
"Langu?" Oh you meant "Lagu?" ya jienge!

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9 February 07:56, by real Dinka

I hate both Kirr and Riek to hell, leave the country alone

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9 February 07:59, by Sir King

Real Dinka,
You are absolutely right. But why others say, they don’t want
Dinka, is it correct?

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9 February 08:23, by hamil

You stupid moron sir King,

Who told you everyone hates Dinka? It is Dinka like you that
we hate, the problem in South Sudan is caused by few minority Dinka of
which your own relatives could be active participants. You people of
Bar-el-Ghazal destroyed this nation but you won’t get away with it. It
is a matter of time.

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9 February 08:29, by Malakal county Simon

Slave/S King

Yes it is correct if you Dinkas don’t distance yourself from
supporting unwanted kiir tribal government!!!!

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9 February 08:35, by nuer food lovers

Sir king .. Kiir mayardit is the useless president in the
whole world. Is comfortable now with situation the country. We all
know he is not a president. Malong Awan and Boma madut are running the
country in their crazy way.. And ur foolish majority are running their
silly mouth.

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9 February 08:20, by Eyez

Sir King!
Its a waste of time to indulge with a brainless animal like you
due to your low capacity of thinking and reasoning.

But, before I let go, I will school you just on one thing.
It was your kind in the form and shape of Abel Aliar who was used
as a tool by the Jalaba to corrupt Joseph Lagu.

"Never argue with a fool, people won’t notice the difference" so I
will stop here, understood?

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9 February 08:24, by Unionist Agent

Those activist on Sudan Tribune preaching hate against Dinka are
drunk and lost. There is a big difference between government and Dinka
as a nation. Salva Kiir was not elected as president of South Sudan
because he comes from Dinka nation. However, these idiots keep on
talking about elimination of Dinka nation in the face of earth bse
Kiir comes from Dinka. No common sense in it.

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9 February 08:37, by Tilo

Unionist Agent
Yes there is a big difference between Dinka tribe [but not a
Nation]; and the government.
People start relating Dinka in the government since Kirr
allows Jieng council of elders to interferes in the country’s
affaires. Keep JCE from politics and people will avoid relating ethnic
Dinka with the gov’t.
And please learn to live in peace with other community in SS

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9 February 08:55, by Unionist Agent

Tilo,

By all measures, Dinka can’t be leveled as a tribe, it is
bigger than a tribe and hence a nation.

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9 February 08:43, by nuer food lovers

U primitive and treacherous, foolish majority of Barh el gazal
are the one dragging Dinka name in the country mess headed by Kiir coz
u luck common sense to convinence people of South Sudan.. Only using a
Dinka as your cheap propagandas to clique in powered as you used Barh
el gazal to squeezing Garang.. Ur leaders in Barh el gazal are
divisional, they lack ability to brain wash people out of thei

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9 February 09:00, by Unionist Agent

Nuer Food Lovers or whatever, it is clear that you are
uneducated and hence confused. Please acquaint yourself with real life
issues before involving yourself in affairs that are beyond your
understanding. I believe your knowledge of Bahr el Ghazal you have
been insulting and South Sudan in general is very very shallow. Shame
on you!

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9 February 10:13, by nuer food lovers

south sudan..country under the mercy of the
madmen...am much more inform then you think..Yogalsivia in making in
south sudan..we can not afford to be brutalize and rule by most
primitive community in south sudan..Pagan Amum oyee..Majak Agot
oyeee..Upper Nile oyeee..kiir regretting the seperation of south
sudan..how mad is that!!!!he thought taking throne is like going to
dancing group..John Kudusa

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9 February 08:54, by Sir King

nuer food lovers,
Your prophet, Riek Machar is gone and will never appear again
unless he denounces the violence. He wants the leadership but the same
people he wants to finish are the same people he wants to lead. Look!
He finishes Lou Nuer with intention. How can he kill people this way?
Riek Machar be a bad leader and greedy at the same time.

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9 February 11:03, by Lou Nuer The Great

fuckin sir king don’t insult machar for nothing who massacre
Lou nuer in juba,or whole nuer nation fuck up am here in Bieh state
WAAT SPLA IO controlled area vivaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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9 February 09:34, by Kush Natives

Riek Machar had dismissed Kiir’s dialogue initiative, saying the
process can only succeed if peace was restored in the war-torn nation!
Waaw! So, will we South Sudanese people hold ourselves hostage,
because of one man? Riek Machar himself needs to come back from S
Africa in order for his dismissal of Kiir’s dialogue effect! We need
him here, so that he sees or witness the suffering of an innocent

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9 February 11:00, by Lou Nuer The Great

SPLA IO vivaaaaa Dr Machar vivaaaa General Simon Gatwech Dual vivaaa

these stupid gogrial gang threat nothing we SPLA IO are ready to
confront this undisciplined militia of anyoor,please south sudanese
brothers and sisters time has come for SPLA IO to start offensive war
instead of seldefence

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9 February 11:26, by Sir King

Lou Nuer the Great,

You people don’t think well. We have forgotten the 200,000 Dinka
Bor you massacred in 1991-1993. And we have also forgotten the over
10,000 Dinka you have massacred in Malakal, Bor, and Bentiu. Does it
mean that those ones you massacred were not human beings? That is why
I say, you are really half human beings!