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“I thank God very much that I was relieved yesterday.”  Prof. Kachuol Abednego, 16-9-2026 What is special about Prof. Abednego thanking God? Most leaders always thank President Salva Kiir when they are fired, but Abednego’s gesture defied the slogan. One would wonder what is special about that. In December 2026, President Kiir continues to organise an impossible election. Prof. Abednego, as chairman of the commission, has repeatedly struggled to balance the books while concealing shame about the purported elections. He has repeatedly decried a lack of election funds but also shied away under pressure to obey his master. Those familiar with election processes understand the facts, unlike Edmund Yakani, the CEPO president, who is forcing the president to conduct the impossible elections in the name of citizens’ voices. When the news broke yesterday that he was relieved, Prof. Abednego thanked God instead of the President, unlike his counterparts, who celebrated, hoping to retur...

Pic for illustration only "...all authority in heaven and on earth..." Matthew 28:18 In the last four years, I have witnessed the burials of royal figures: the Queen of England in 2023, a king in Zambia in 2025, and now the King of Tooro in western Uganda. I have followed every media-covered proceeding, and I must say they are very interesting to watch—a royal figure’s burial. What does such a royal send-off imply? How does it resonate with the Christian belief about kingship? The Scripture presents Jesus Christ to the Jews as their King who would come and deliver them from their enemies. The Jews had several enemies surrounding them, and they were living under the enemies’ monarchy. The Roman Empire was the immediate threat. However, Jesus’ kingship was never a political struggle but an eternal role: to save the souls of the lost. The Jewish leaders rejected His kingship; instead, they teamed up, ganged up on Him, and put Him on the cross. Despite all these tragedies,...

South Sudan stands at a dangerous political crossroads.  The country’s long-awaited elections should represent a peaceful transition from a prolonged period of conflict and transitional rule. Instead, the current rush to organise elections—despite unresolved political, legal, security and institutional questions—risks turning the ballot box into another battlefield. The warning from the United Nations should not be dismissed as an attempt to delay democracy. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has cautioned that rushing elections without essential safeguards could deepen existing conflicts and increase the risk of atrocity crimes, including crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing.  This is a warning that must be treated as a national emergency, not as ordinary diplomatic commentary. A dangerous contradiction. On the one hand, the President of the Republic is urging state institutions to accelerate election preparations. On the other hand, UN offic...

To Obbo, courtesy photo.  Dear Hon. Lam Francis What Happened to the Promises? I am writing to remind you of some of your promises to the people of Magwi County when you took office. One of your promises was to look into the roads connecting payams and villages across the county, which sounded sensible. We even heard about the UNDP road project to construct the Magwi–Pajok road, a vital link in the Acholi Corridor that connects the town to Juba. It was in early April when your office broadcasted the news, and now, four months later, we have yet to see any work begin. Yet the road in the picture is completely broken down. Could you please instil some trust in the public regarding your promises? Hon. Sir, we write not to condemn you, nor do we expect condemnation from you. The reasons we have witnessed the dismissal of some leaders in the country are often due to a lack of delivery, even when they have the potential to perform. I am curious you may be affected. I kindly appeal to yo...

02-08-2026 His Excellency Louis Lobong Lojore Governor, Eastern Equatoria State Subject: Urgent Appeal for the Immediate Removal of Cattle from Magwi County, Particularly the Nimule Area Your Excellency, I write to you as a concerned citizen regarding the continued presence of thousands of cattle in Magwi County, particularly in and around the Nimule area. This situation demands your urgent attention and intervention. In the recent past, government authorities, local leaders, and communities agreed that the presence of cattle in Magwi County is unacceptable. This position is consistent with the Presidential directive ordering all cattle to return to their areas of origin. Despite this clear directive, many cattle keepers, particularly from Bor, continue to disregard the order and have returned with large herds into the county. Today, thousands of cattle are moving freely in the Nimule area and occupying locations less than ten kilometres from Nimule Municipality. We are all aware of t...

The SPLM, as the mother party, is tormenting people with election excuses to redo its manifestos. Only those who were born yesterday or are yet to be born will fail to understand the messes the SPLM government has created for the citizens of South Sudan. There is a high risk that there will be elections in December. As the people prepare and the momentum gears up, everyone should ask each SPLM member who surfaces to answer serious questions that should drive them to undo the messes they created. To the people of the Greater Eastern Equatoria State, keep the following calls in your pocket and shout them louder whenever any SPLM candidate comes to deceive you. Listen to what they have to say about the past 15 years; have them answer. i. If it has failed to construct interstate and inter-county roads, which roads is it going to construct, and how? ii. Which hospitals or health facilities is it going to build if it has failed to build any in the last 15 years? iii. Which village scho...