SOUTH SUDAN: “Tribalism, Sectarianism -Wrong ideology”- President Museveni

HE Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda

Ugandan
President His Excellency Yoweri Kuguta Museveni has warned the South Sudanese
against embracing tribalism or sectarianism in politics, describing them
“wrong”, “false”, “pseudo” or bogus ideology in nationhood.
President
Museveni said this in Juba, South Sudan where during the 4th Independence
celebrations of the country.
Being the
only Guest President to the independence celebrations His Excellency Museveni,
while addressing President Salva Kiir Mayardit said that preaching tribalism is
self-enmity and enmity against one’s own tribe beside others.
He added
that the same “pseudo” ideology of Arab domination versus African oppression
and marginalization by Khartoum, Sudan ensued into decades of South Sudanese
struggle for independence from slavery.
President
Kiir admitted that mid December 2013 violence and subsequent rebellion was
happened due to the misunderstanding, tribalism, hatred, corruption and
aggressiveness, describing it as a self-created “valley” they found themselves
in.
He regrets
for the suffering of people who voted for him in 2010 general elections,
destruction of infrastructure and worsening of economic situation, pleading
that he will never rest until peace is achieved in South Sudan.
Observers
said that President Kiir’s speech in the fourth independence anniversary sounds
more reconciliatory than ever although with some elements of contradictions on
coup narrative insistence and lack of comprehension on how peace and economic
vibrancy will be achieved.
Source: CRN

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