Will Arusha Peace Document be Honoured?

By Moses Kur Daniel, Australia

Signing ceremony of the Arusha Declaration, ink by Deng Alor (SPLM Leaders), Riek Machar (SPLM-IO) and President Kiir (Gov't), and observe by Madam Nyandeng (SPLM Leaders) on the 21st of January, 2015 in Arusha, Tanzania — Signing ceremony of the Arusha Declaration, ink by Deng Alor (SPLM Leaders), Riek Machar (SPLM-IO) and President Kiir (Gov’t), and observed by Madam Nyandeng (SPLM Leaders) on the 21st of January, 2015 in Arusha, Tanzania.

January 21, 2015 (SSB) — Will Arusha document be honoured this time?

Kiir and Machar to sign another peace document in Arusha but will they stay true to what’s they’ll sign?

To many agreements have repeatedly been dishonoured so far but will the latest Arusha work? Big brothers know when.

“Ink it, then go back fighting. Hypocrisy in the form of man or just signatures on paper for decor?

Why ink? Use a pencil, it is easy to erase – since they will leave the signing table and head direct to their respective command posts to escalate the killings.

And, of course, their families are in prime estates in safe cities as their troops kill and maim in the impoverished South Sudan” Anonymous.

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