South Sudan Interior Ministry Donates Two Vehicles to Uganda Police

The Ministry of Interior has donated two Land Cruiser vehicles to the Uganda Police Force (UPF) on 22^nd June, 2012. The convoy that left Juba Monday 21^st June, 2012 for Nimule was led by South Sudan Police Service (SSPS) Director for Administration Maj. Gen. Joseph Lado Lako and Director for Rescue Force Brigadier General, Abraham Albino and Police spokesperson Col, James  Monday. Speaking during the handing over ceremony the Director for Administration Major General Lako who was representing the Inspector General for South Sudan Police said that, they went to Elegu town in Ugandan side of the border with S. Sudan with directives from IGP General Acuil Tito Madut in order to donate the two vehicles to the People of Uganda. Maj. Gen. Lado said the donation came as a result of a joint integrated highway patrol mechanism signed in Numule on 16^th June, 2012 between IGP Gen. Madut and Uganda IGP Gen. Kale Kayihura.

http://www.thecitizen.info/politics/s-sudan-interior-ministry-donates-two-vehicles-to-uganda-police/

Wait  a minute, aren’t we supposed to be in the midst of the most stringent austerity measures known in South Sudan after losing 98% of our national budget to the oil shutdown? So what is the Interior Ministry suggesting by donating Land Cruisers to Ugandan Police?

That we are back on our feet, alive and kicking, and a little bit generous if not overly extravagant?  Isn’t it undoubtedly ridiculous that South Sudan, of all countries, should be donating stuff to Uganda instead of the other way round?

Since when did beggars become international philanthropies? How many Police’s Land Cruisers do we have in the troubled regions of South Sudan where insecurity reign high and mighty? President Kiir, are you there and listening/watching/outraged/taking necessary actions?

I hope the Interior Minister has been briefed that there is, and still is, an austerity measure in place in South Sudan or else one would be compelled to conclude that this is an austerity measure South Sudanese style: spends and let’s spend baby!!

The UN, the US, the EU and the rest of the International Community will take care of the rest so long as you cry loud enough to get heard in the name of “women and children” are dying of our “self-inflicted mess” and the International Community can’t afford to let this happen lest their conscience will be troubled forever–remember the Rwandan Genocide!!

Welcome to the Republic of South Sudan, the world’s newest and youngest country!! The parent of this little brute will require an enormous amount of patience to see it growing up!! Parenting has never been easy, especially when you have the grown ups in the diapers!!

By PaanLuel Wel.

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