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WHO IS "MATTHEW ONEN JOK"?


If names carry weight, then Onen Jok's name is a real load. I have avoided the traditional eulogy of attributing character to names because I found several people, including myself, outside the bond. In Acholi, every name is given based on circumstances or a forecast of the person's life. If it is based on circumstances, it could be the parents' conditions, weather influence, or an event that coincided with the birth. Based on a future forecast, it could be a prophetic wish. What does “Onen Jok” mean in his case, then?

Recently, Onen has been delving deep into all hidden caskets to expose the evil phenomena in J1. Surprise? Key officials’ stomachs are running silently in a dilemma. They do not know how their dark deeds will unfold. This is all because of the invisible effects of Onen Jok. Wait; let me explain what 'Onen Jok' means.

'Onen' in the Acholi language is loosely translated as, 1). Let us see. 2). It is seen, and 3). Let it see. And "Jok" is a spirit. Combined, "Onen Jok" means "Let us see through the spirits". This name refers to someone who looks at something through spirits. Therefore, Onen Jok is a rare type of person who brings to light what is hidden. It should not surprise anyone, including a man sexting someone’s wife, to be exposed by Onen.

Therefore, the Adils and other government officials should be informed that whatever they do in the Radisson Blu Hotel, or even if they travel to Damazin to consult with the deadliest witches to hide them, they would not succeed. By the way, Onen Jok knows their plans in advance. He only lacks the power to stop it. Even before I started to write this, he knew what I wanted to write about him.

Just a reminder, the good part of his divinity is restricted to those who are a menace to communal security, public offices and national resources. If you are not in the public offices but love women, Onen Jok sees you, but he treats it as your personal stupidity to be a womaniser. Do not cross the red line to remain holy in the public's eyes, lest Onen Jok make you become a public nuisance.

Just be careful with anyone called “Onen” around you, because they even see your intestines if they are holding public money or feeding on national honey illegally. For us, the South Sudanese, we are praying for more Onen Joks. Such are good people who help us archive history for reference.

Abunerry.

Writer, Critic and Teacher 

Torit 

 

 

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