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By Thudan Gai Majiok May 23, 2014  –  Our major disease in South Sudan is tribalism which has bred nepotism, favoritism, hatred and lack of effective governance. This disease called tribalism is the one that made Kiir and Malong recruited 15,000 armed youth members entirely from Aweil and Kuajok. This disease called tribalism is the one that made Dr. Riek Machar ran to the direction of Jonglei State when war broke out in Juba, knowing very well that he was going to be rescued by his Nuer tribesmen from Jonglei. He did not choose to run to the direction of Lakes State. He would be killed like his fellow tribesmen and women brutally killed in Juba. This disease called tribalism is the one that made the 15,000 armed youth members of Aweil and Kuajok killed one ethnic community in Juba because they bore the name ‘Nuer’ with Riek Machar. Not to forget; Honourable Gier Chuang’s 7 bodyguards were also murdered based on the fact that “these are people of Greater Upper Nile”

By Bayak Chuol Puoch   I am very disappointed seeing SPLM Former Detainees to be neutral in this conflict while we have lost many lives in South Sudan as the killing is still continuing in the country. The SPLM Former Detainees were with Dr Riek Machar and his team to reformed the party as they mentioned last December and we the South Sudanese people thought that, these SPLM Former Detainees were seeking to reform the party. This came out as a result of the ethnic killing in the country. This has shown us that SPLM Former Detainees were not happy because they lost their positions in the government upon the reshuffling and that was why they have been against the government of South Sudan. The SPLM Former Detainees were coming out in a big number on December 6 th 2013 against President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the South Sudanese thought these people would bring developments in this country as they were not happy with the regime. The SPLM Former Detainees were in