Machar Versus Kiir: Two dangerous enemies who can’t work together Jan. 17 Politics, Uncategorized 1 comment Tweet
By Michael Abraha, Kenya, JAN/17/2017, SSN; We know Pres Kiir and Dr. Machar are not only political opponents but dangerous enemies who have no heart for each other. The reality is that their self-serving rivalry has cost South Sudan so much bloodshed and the nation is at a stand still because neither side is willing or able to play a fair political game. I believe it was wrong, ab initio (from the beginning), for these two ambitious men to try to work together as president and Vice President. Machar should learn from Kenya’s Raila Odinga and be only an opposition leader without any portfolio. This would give him ample time to articulate inclusive ideas and policy agendas with the forthcoming elections in mind. Meantime, some of his SPLA/IO members should be allowed to serve in the various branches of the interim administration under Kiir. Given the current hostile environment, Machar and his party should be given full security guarantees. And there are many ways he and his organization meet their financial needs. Equally crucial in this equation is for Kiir to try to emerge as a renewed statesman devoting more of his time and energy to the task of healing and unifying the nation. No external force can bring peace and unity for S. Sudan. He can achieve statesmanship of the Mandela stature if he can convince himself and his ardent supporters that their economic benefits and privileges cannot be permanent and may have to be sacrificed for the sake of the nation. Finally, Kiir and Machar should realize there can be no South Sudan without the Nuers or without the Dinkas. Ethnic violence is a shame in the 21st century. Tweet -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orui92OY2jbAP-f7riDiONvB3ybOqcvT-gqCd8Z3q89%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
