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First, I am grateful to everyone who responded to my open letter of concern. I recognised the diverse worldviews each of you has expressed. Whatever your points, I noted them with utmost attention. Second, I want to let you know that many of you have had abrupt endings without addressing the main issue. Let it be known that my letter recognises the contributions of Dr. Oreyma in its entirety. My letter calls on the authority to legalise his service in the country, where appropriate, as required by the law (Article 20 of the South Sudan Labour Regulations 2023, as amended). My letter calls on Dr. Oreyma to vacate the managerial position for a national, but not his service as a medical officer in the county hospital, if he is legally serving. The concerns we all need to look at are: What happens if a foreigner in the highest position, who is not immediately monitored, becomes unruly to the local staff, as some have expressed? What happens if he abuses his office with no one directin...

  ATTENTION: THE COMMISSIONER ATTENTION: HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER ATTENTION: HEALTH INSPECTOR 16-9-2026 COMPLAINT FOR THE DISMISSAL OF THE NEW MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MAGWI COUNTY HOSPITAL We commend your desire to recruit qualified and professional personnel to handle health issues in the county. However, we are dismayed that your office blatantly recruited an outsider who, under the labour law of the country, does not have the right to operate in the management of a government entity. Installing Dr. Oryema William as the medical director of the county hospital is a betrayal of the local people's interests and position. Magwi County is home to professionals who can direct their own affairs. Know that we do not underrate the competence of Dr. Oryem as a surgeon who should be hired on terms that meet the professional standards. However, it has come to our notice that Dr. Oryem does not have a national identity or a work permit to qualify him. Our complaint in this regard is clear: Dr. Ory...

“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...