Was President Kiir’s Daughter Impregnated before the Wedding?
By PaanLuel Wel.
Dear Esteemed Readers
With an Editor arrested, and a newspaper shut down; was President Kiir’s daughter eloped and impregnated by the Ethiopian dude before the Wedding?
Of late, we have been inundated with myriads of bad, sometimes tragic, news from the young republic of South Sudan! Just this week alone, we have read about the tragic killing of over 80 people in an attack on Mayom town by the SSLA rebels; the supposedly capturing of Nhialdiew town by the same rebel of SSLA, which again inevitably involved loss of lives; and from Juba, reports were coming in that UDF chairman, Peter Sule, was in the last stage of launching an armed rebellion in Western Equatoria, after he was dropped from the government by President Kiir. Peter Sule is now confirmed to have been captured, allegedly in the forest of Western Equatoria, by the South Sudanese army.
But, the latest news from The New Sudan Vision about the detention of the editor of Destiny Newspaper, Mr. Ngor Garang, “by South Sudan’s national security following publication of controversial opinion objecting to marriage of first daughter to an Ethiopian immigrant” has taken me by surprise, especially by the way it mimic the oppressive traits of the old Sudanese notorious national security . The South Sudan’s national security not only detained the editor-in-chief, it also closed down the English branch of the Destiny newspaper.
As reported by The New Sudan Vision, the alleged “controversial opinion objecting to marriage of first daughter to an Ethiopian immigrant” was a columnist opinion written byDengdit Ayok.
Mr. Dengdit Ayok, in that opinion, wrote this about the First Daughter wedding to an Ethiopian man:
“This wedding is a demonstration that foreigners have not only monopolized our market, economy and robbed our integrity after penetrating it, but it is also a demonstration that they have taken over our national pride. What else is left if an alien could penetrate all the hedges and invade the house of our President, eloped and impregnated his daughter? Where were the security presidential personnel when that strange guy entered the house of the President?”
Whether the president family and the national security were angered by the alleged elopement and the impregnation of the first daughter by the Ethiopian guy or just by the general condemnation of marrying off the first daughter to a foreigner when there were many suitors within the country, or both, is not clear.
what is clear though is that the national security is (1) behaving like the former oppressive national security of the old Sudan, and (2) by detaining the editor and shut down the Destiny newspaper, the national security is confusing libel case, which should have been filed in a civil court of law by the President’s family, for a national security threat, which fall under their jurisdiction.
Whether or not the opinion article by Dengdit Ayok has any substance has nothing to do with South Sudan national security. In fact, if indeed the president daughter was eloped and impregnated by the “Ethiopian immigrant” and the wedding was hurriedly done to ward off “shame” and embarrassment” from Adut’s action on the First Family as the author asserts, then the National Security should be sued in a court of law for illegally arresting the editor and for shutting down the newspaper.
South Sudanese need to know the truth and no one should be harassed for airing a verifiable fact, should that be the case later. The Editor must be released immediately, the newspaper should be permitted to re-open and be compensated for both the damaged wrongly done to its reputation as well as for as the loss of revenues owing to its closure.
Lastly, the so called National Security must learn national security 101 to appropriately distinguish between what is a national security threat and a civil case, unless they are a privately contracted security firm of and for the president family.
By PaanLuel Wel.
Here is the Opinion Article by DengDit Ayok as posted on The New Sudan Vision
Nyan Bany
By Dengdit Ayok
Juba, the temporal capital city of our new born nation on Saturday, October 22, 2011 witnessed a disappointing social episode that was found disgusting and denounced by many patriotic South Sudanese across the country.
Our revered and acclaimed President, Sir Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is one of the symbols of our long historic struggle and who is also a symbol of our sovereignty, dignity, integrity and source of our national pride, handed over his beloved-beautiful elder daughter (Adut) to a foreigner in a wedding ceremony held in the Catholic Cathedral at Rajaf.
The wedding raised our eyebrows because we didn’t expect Nyan Beny (daughter of the President) to be married by a foreigner when many national suit her profile for marriage; this without saying that it matters not how long she may stay in her father’s house. A wedding as we all know is a social function that people go to cheerfully with women ululating. However, the wedding of Nyan Beny that took place last Saturday was attended by a small crowd of people with clouds of sadness gathered in their hearts as it was clear from their faces; because they were upset by the decision taken by the President to give his daughter in wedding to a stranger.
The wedding that could have been attended by thousands of South Sudanese with elation and delight, to display their traditional dances and turn it into a national wedding like the British royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, was reduced to a very low morale standard function with the attendance of just a few government officials and a minute crowd.
This wedding has not only shocked and angered members of Kiir’s family, but divided it and turned its peace into quarrels and squabbles, it has also shocked the whole nation; because Kiir is a patriotic leader that fought two wars for the wellbeing of his people, a thing which made him valued and highly respected by South Sudanese. But now that he has given his daughter in wedding to an alien, he has to some extent reduced himself in the eyes of his people.
I am writing about about Adut`s wedding because my heart is in pain like the hearts of many zealous South Sudanese who have opposed it, and I am happy that I have a public platform to air out my wrath and the wrath of many fellow countrymen and women. By giving his daughter to a foreigner, our President has stained his patriotism and turned his leadership questionable in our eyes.
This wedding is a demonstration that foreigners have not only monopolized our market, economy and robbed our integrity after penetrating it, but it is also a demonstration that they have taken over our national pride. What else is left if an alien could penetrate all the hedges and invade the house of our President, eloped and impregnated his daughter? Where were the security presidential personnel when that strange guy entered the house of the President?
This wedding of the First Girl which is supposed to be blessed by all South Sudanese including this author is rejected and the religious leaders who blessed the couple in the house of God regardless of their knowledge that she had conceived, have committed a great sin against God for making unholy matrimony holy!
All South Sudanese dishonored: Should the President apologize?
BY: Chier Akueny, Bishop Stuart University, UGANDA
Finally, I would beg to broadly state the culpability of those Hon. Ministers who misused and spent their time to attend the wedding ceremony of Adut Kiir and Nardes. This is really a questionable action against his leadership. If President Kiir fails to respect the whole nation, therefore it was in actual fact unwise to mess-up with him. This wedding would have been beautiful if President Mayardit, First lady Ayen and daughter, Adut and her husband, Nardes were allowed to do their own wedding party without any significant involvement from fellow South Sudanese citizens.
At this stage, we would simply say, Good bye Adut Kiir Mayardit, you are now an Ethiopian lady and your father is a President of South Sudan, what a disastrous and sorrowful state of South Sudanese!
Regards.
BY CHIER AKUENY, BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY, UGANDA.
And a concerned citizen of South Sudan.
chieryako@yahoo.com
http://www.southsudannation.com/allssdishonored%20chierakueny78.htm
President should release journalists
By:Anok Maketh, CANADA
With all respect to our president and his family, it is legal that every body express their opinion regarding that embarrassing marriage, as long as one is a citizen of this great country. Otherwise, there is no need for this family to be the representatives of our nation.
Before I hit the bottom-line of this article, I would like to convey my sincere sympathy to our brothers (Dengdit Ayok and Ngor Garang) for their courageous efforts to express shame and guilt most Southerners have been enduring since October 22nd. It has been almost 3 weeks since, but I felt like it happened yesterday, still can’t get rid of the pain of embarrassment. Adding the salt in the wound, the systematic arrest and intimidation of innocent young journalists outraged many. My advice to them as a daughter of their country is “No matter what you guys may be going through right now in the hands of what so-called presidential security guards, our thoughts are with you, you guys and other brave journalists plus those websites.
I didn’t learn this ordeal from these websites of course, but from friends living in Juba via phone. We should throw our support behind our journalists in solidarity because they are true sons of South Sudan, you shouldn’t regret any bit of that article “Nyan Bany” because it is the truth, we fought for the truth, and the truth should be told. This generation lost everything, all we have left with is the freedom of expression in our independent country. And if any one choice to punish us for the only thing we have left with, by putting those who voice the concern of the people in harm’s way, then make sure all the Southerners are watching around the world and inside the country as well. Soon or latter we the people will make sure someone pays for their unjustified actions against poor young men who are trying to do their job.
To get into the point, parents should not be blamed for actions of their adult children, Adut has to carry her own cross of putting whole country in shame. I think you are just Adut not ‘Nyan-e-Bany’, there is no Nyan Bany who can make two mistake at once (get pregnant out of wedlock and by a foreigner at the same time), that’s why I say this girl shouldn’t be call a first daughter any more.
To conclude my point, THERE IS A ENGLISH SAYiING WHICH SAYS ‘ONE BAD ONION MAKES THE WHOLE SACK GO ROTTEN;’ every family has it one bad onion, same go to President’s family. However, what dismayed the whole South Sudan the most was Kiir’s role in the wedding. It was really disgraceful for Mr. President to walk Adut down the aisle when he clearly knew that it was a wrong marriage at the wrong time. I don’t know what Kiir was thinking, there was no Dinka principle attached to that marriage nor Western world traditional match it, since Dinka father does not hand over her own daughter in marriage, but the bride’s uncle (elder brother of dad or his cousin) does it, not the dad himself. And the Western presidents make sure any decision taken by their kids will not harm the country’s interest in any way, whether physically or morally.
All in all, citizens are concerned about the country’s future and the coming generation who may use Adut’s actions as an example, why they would pursue alienation rather than their own. It seem like we totally forgot that we just came out of war yesterday and still in danger of being engulfed back to war any time.
Kiir should release and stop arresting journalists and address this situation. Otherwise, we the shaab are losing trust in moral and leadership status of the President. Shaab have a lot of questions and these questions will not go away without answers.
Anok Maketh, CANADA
http://www.southsudannation.com/index.html
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Marriage or intelligence failure?: A case for our president’s daughter.
By John Bith Aliap.
Before I can go any further in analysing the marriage of our president’s daughter to an Ethiopian man, I would like to make myself clear to those who may view this opinion piece as an attack on the personal life of our president as has been the case, resulting in the arrest of journalists most recently.
The republic of South Sudan is a signatory to the United Nations and has every right to uphold its pledge to the international community in which it is a member state.
Freedom of speech is one of the basic fundamental human rights in a democratic system, and I believe that the republic of South Sudan is a democratic country whose citizens should be permitted to express their opinions in public matters without fear of retribution.
The republic of South Sudan in this respect is no exception in upholding international fundamental human rights. Freedom of expression and freedom of speech are basic human rights principles that country’s such as the republic of South Sudan is obliged under international law.
These principles should inform the basis of our national law to protect all South Sudanese citizens and allow them to express themselves freely.
Article 9 (2) of the republic of South Sudan constitution allows me as a citizen of the republic of South Sudan to express my opinion without being hindered. This article states that ‘the rights and freedoms of individuals and groups enshrined in this bill shall be respected, upheld and promoted by all organs and agencies of government and by all persons’.
Returning to the point of discussion, many South Sudanese citizens including those that remain in South Sudan prison facilities have written considerably about our president’s daughter marriage to an Ethiopian man using different perspectives.
However, I would like to examine this issue from an intelligence perspective where the current and future security of South Sudan’s borders is compromised.
Historically, our fifty-year-war with the Arab nation of Northern Sudan has left us to question any body whose background can be seen or understood as similar to our former foes the northern Arabs.
The purpose of intelligence is to assist those in decision making through an intelligence projection that might suggest change to bring about a better future and avoid potential dangers (quoted from William, 1981).
This definition of intelligence informs us as South Sudanese that our intelligence community needs to be diligent in its role as the eyes and ears of the nation.
Our esteemed president himself comes from an intelligence field background; this is a field where a great deal of emphasis is placed on reducing uncertainty.
It is somewhat disheartening to accept as people of South Sudan that intelligence failure may be inevitable. In most cases as many of us have seen in the past and in our present time, intelligence failures can result in unimaginable, untold human suffering.
The South Sudanese president’s daughter marriage to an Ethiopian man has recently become a major topic of debate in South Sudan that in turn resulted in quite a number of people being arrested by the security agents.
Although discussion of our president’s daughter marriage has risked the liberty of individuals’ personal lives, concerned South Sudanese Citizens such as myself can prepare to face the consequences associated with the debate on this topic.
As a patriotic South Sudanese citizen, I am most concerned for the safety and protection of the president. According to intelligence theory, the notion of lying outside and telling the truth inside may apply in this situation.
It is plausible to propose that we do not know the strategies or tactics of the enemies of the republic of South Sudan. These enemies can make last hour strategies disguised in our sacred traditional marriage in order to dismantle the government of South Sudan and its people into disarray.
Foreigners have now made their way up to the presidential palace. According to my view, this provides the imminent possibility of South Sudan’s intelligence secrets being leaked either now or in the future.
An intelligence failure in the country can result from cases similar to our president’s daughter being married to a foreigner whose background remains a mystery.
The republic of South Sudan national security is an issue that can not be compromised over anything, and South Sudanese citizens have a significant role to ensure that South Sudan intelligence secrets are maintained without being leaked.
In the case of the current premise of the president’s daughter wedding to an alien man, South Sudanese citizens are urged to voice their concerns respectfully to their chosen leader and question the rationale of this significant marriage.
Surely, this marriage might have been imposed on our president by his daughter. But according to Dinka marriage arrangements and responsibilities, as a Dinka myself, the president may have escaped criticism if he had delegated his brother to govern the marriage procedures.
The question now remains as to whether this marriage will continue to be a thorn in the side of the president, a source of pain and mistrust.
In conclusion, I must reiterate that my opinion is informed upon two key concerns.
Primarily, the president’s safety is our national concern that cannot be compromised by any citizen of South Sudan inclusive of his own family members.
Individuals such as the author of this work have a significant role to play whether in our homeland or abroad when it comes to the security of our president.
Secondly, the national security of South Sudan especially the retention of intelligence information is of critical value given the challenges our newly born nation has faced throughout its history, and perhaps continue to face currently and in the future.
Our security agents must double their efforts to ensure that citizens of South Sudan, including the president and his extended family are adequately protected.
The author of this work is a concerned South Sudanese citizen and can be corresponded at johnaliap2011@hotmail.com
http://www.southsudannation.com/marriageorinntellignce%20johnbaliap78.htm
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