Khartoum are watching on the sidelines and they have threatened to intervene by invading South Sudan…if the various factions of the Dinka split kwisha Khartoum will take this golden opportunity because there will not be any united front to resist
This is what happens if you are a popular and charismatic leader and you treat you men well…hata wale wametumwa kukushika ndio wanakulinda sasa
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J1: President Kiir Swears In New Chief of General Staff #SouthSudan #SSudan
The newly appointed Chief of General Staff of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), General James Ajongo Mawut was officially sworn into office, replacing General Paul Malong Awan this morning. He was appointed through Presidential Decree number 77/2017 read out on SSBC on Tuesday night.
General Ajongo replaces General Paul Malong Awan, a powerful General who served as the Chief of General Staff since 24 April 2014. He was in charge of the Army during the July Crisis at J1 where nearly 300 people were killed and ordered the retreat of the army after the President declared ceasefire on 11 July.
Ateny Wek Ateny, Press Secretary in the Office of the President, addressing the media after the swearing in of the new Army Chief told the press that the replacement of General Malong was a routine change within the Army and it is always the prerogative of the President in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces.
“The change was a routine change because the position of the Chief of General Staff is a prerogative of the Commander-in-Chief, it is a position where by the Chief of General Staff is either to spend two years or four years depending on the prerogative of the President,” Ateny said. “President in exercise of his prerogative can allow the Chief of General Staff to even bypass four years benchmark as a maximum time that they can serve and can be shorten depending on how the commander in Chief of the Army sees it.”
General Ajongo was serving as the Deputy Chief of General Staff for Administration and Finance in the SPLA at the rank of Lt. General before being elevated to the current post. The President promoted him to the rank of General on the day of his appointment.
The new Army Chief thanked the President on the confidence bestowed on him and said he would abide by the constitution to protect people and the territorial integrity of the country.
“I know it is a difficult task given the fact that the country is actually in conflict by itself but making good use of our human resource, my colleagues behind me here, I believe that they are right people who fit in the right places and will be able to manage the situation and we will exit from this conflict,” said General Ajongo.
The reshuffle has been received with mixed feelings from members of the public.
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hehe. Paul Malong is also @ war with osungu itself.
@Okiya kuja uone kazi Paul Malong anafanya
He didn’t have much of an education just like Kiir.
Mabior Garang de Mabior
if it was not for Gen. Malong Awan, President Salva Kiir would not have become the “successor” of John Garang in 2005. Then in 2 013, Salva Kiir used Gen. Malong to fight his genocidal war, in the name of keeping President Salva Kiir in power. The now former Chief of Staff mibilized hundreds of thousands of innocent youth, predominantly from Mading Aweil, who have been used as cannon fodder by the regime; all for what?
In addition to this, the President used Gen. Paul Malong to abrogate the July, 2016 Peace Agreement; by ordering him ro attack the residence of the legitimate FVP and the SPLA (IO) cantonements. In the end Salva Kiir just dumps him like any other Minister or Governor he has sacked in the past. The difference; however, between Malong and the other toothless people that Salva Kiir has sacked over the yeaes, is that Malong has secrets of all the conspiracies of Salva Kiir.
The real truth behind this is that President Salva Kiir wants to murder Gen. Malong because of these secrets, I strongly believe that he already eliminated Uncle Justin Yaac and Gen. Dominic Dim, who also knew the same secrets that Malong knows. If Malong survives; and I believe he willl, he should expose Salva Kiir for the murderer that he is; and, how he uses others to do his dirty work, going back to 1983.
The night of long knives
UPDATES: Former SPLA chief of general staff, Gen. Paul Malong Awan has been convinced by authorities in Eastern Lakes state to return to Juba. Gen. Malong who was heading back to his hometown by road through Yirol after President Kiir relieved him last evening will be airlifted from Yirol back to Juba shortly. The former army chief of general staff said he was going back to rest in his village after his tenure in office.
Ameshikwo…seems Salva Kiir had convinced the Governors along his way back to Aweil state to apprehend him and block his way
Hapana "Abied "…it’s abeed…slaves
Kila siku unatomba moja moja for a month kisha unaanza tena.
Eastern Lakes State Governor alikubali mambo ya Salva kumrudisha Juba
[ATTACH=full]98991[/ATTACH]BILPAM: GEN Malong says “I have never rebelled” and will not “harm my people”. #SouthSudan #SSudan
General Paul Malong Awan the former Chief of the General Staff has spoken to civilians in Yirol, Eastern Lakes States after meeting the state governor.
GEN Malong said he was on his way home to Aweil. He said whatever was being said about him in regards to his intentions were just rumours and that he only wants peace to prevail in the country.
GEN Malong said that he has never rebelled against the SPLA or the people of South Sudan and that he was not about to do that.
He congratulated GEN James Ajongo Mawut and pointed out that not only was GEN Ajonga from his area but also a blood relative of his and that Ajongo is a professional and patriotic soldier.
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Keep us updated, vita si uji, interesting times ahead in that country
@Malaika Firth umenipoteza hapo kwa paul kufika Aweil alafu tena ameshikwa on his way na governors help. U should be the official KT correspondent wa SS
It was first reported that he flew to Aweil…kumbe it was not true…he had gone by road…so Kiir had asked friendly Governors whom he had appointed to block his Way…so what I’m hearing is that they are still negotiating he’s not under arrest…Kiir wants to offer him a Ministerial position if he comes back to Juba but Jamaa amesema anataka kuenda kwake kumpzika
SS ni moto wa kuotea mbali. This guy is ruthless…and so are the rest. Hapa its just a matter of time before there’s another war.
Hio rangi ya uso ni jua, hio mikono imezoea long sleeved shirts. Yeye si dinka