By Tut Kuany Kok,
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July 25, 2021 — When the madness of the entire nation disturbs a solitary mind, it is not enough to say that the man is mad,said Jere (Betrayal in The City),
Anytime something burdensome squeezes the soul extremely, it suffocates the entire body to the point where one ought to resist it, in order to save himself or herself from being devoured by this insanity. On the other hand, when the citizens try to air out their objectionable behavior or what is eating them inside, it is not to say that they are mad or they are against the law of the land. But they are fighting for their right or freedom. However, I have seen a lot of people being warned in the country for the fact that they happen to criticize the country’s leaders, who are just there without fixing the problems that the suffering masses are undergoing.Â
Cease from talking hell against those politicians in Juba, for you may end up being crucified,One of the citizens who fears death more than the life, the impoverished population are living in, warned me.
In relation to the title, a good number of devoted, patriotic, and the noble citizens (including the writer) dived into asking conundrum, and head scratching questions, without fear; as to why Jemma Nunu Kumba had been for ages, pocketing the most supreme positions in the government. While others do not even have an ounce of chance to run Boma, let alone Payam.Â
For instance, I came across the questions, such as: was Jemma Nunu Kumba born out of South Sudan or South Sudan was born out of Jemma Nunu Kumba? Was Jemma Nunu Kumba bedded by Dr. John Garang de Mabior, the godfather? Or she had been hiding behind the traditional shrines or had a connection with unknown deities that generated fortune? Or what is so special about her that the other female politicians in the country do not have? These are the questions that need an answer, based on how Jemma Nunu Kumba had been exchanging political posts for almost 20 years now.Â
Born in 1966 in Tumbora County, Western Equatoria Region; Jemma Nunu Kumba served in a certain company that had connections with the SPLA in the 1990s. Then, in 1999 she moved to Namibia with her husband who was once the SPLM representative to Namibia. There she enrolled in Namibia University and studied Public Administration from 1999-2002. In 2002, she submerged her legs into political fortune, where she was appointed by Dr. John Garang as one of the members who represented the SPLM in Naivasha Peace Agreement (CPA) in Kenya, until 2004. This was when her inseparable bond with Dr. John Garang de Mabior began to exist. But what happened next was God’s business.
From 2002 up to date, Jemma Nunu Kumba never missed out in any political post, and this is the very reason that makes citizens to wag their tongues whether in praising her or criticizing her. In the year 2005 after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) she became a member of the Sudan Parliament till 2008. As her political luck continued to emanate, she served as the Governor of Western Equatoria from 2008-2010. Here, you would learn that Jemma Nunu Kumba is like an infant with her mother’s breast. She also served as the Minister for Housing and Physical Planning from 2011-2013.Â
Again, its true that people can’t just glued their tongues on someone without reason. Once the citizens embark on expressing their explicit grievances, it’s because something is not adding up within the government that governs them. In 2013-2015 Jemma Nunu Kumba served as the Minister of Electricity, Dams, Irrigation and Water Resources. From 2015 up to date, she served as Acting General Secretary of the SPLM and Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism from 2016-2019. However, in the ongoing R-ARCISS she was appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs as well as the Speaker of R-TNLA. In total, she holds three important positions. While other capable politicians have none!
Though she was in gubernatorial position for two years in Western Equatoria, people still complain up till now that Jemma Nunu Kumba failed them terribly unlike her successor who changed the face of Yambio. During her tenure, people never enjoyed peace in Western Equatoria. Also, as a Minister of Housing and Planning, the birth of homelessness and destitution reigned. Even today, people who were supposed to have lived a happy life did not have it. Because they are homeless, due to the poor management and land grabbing injected in the Ministry of Housing and Planning.Â
In the very City of Juba, there has never been sufficient electricity. Only the national offices and the houses of big politicians have electricity. There are no Dams in the country. Nunu, amassed to herself the budget that was supposed to be for Dam Construction and electricity in the country. In the sector of Wildlife Conservation, she didn’t do anything. Animals were killed under her watch. However, this shows that Jemma Nunu has never been competent in all the government offices that she held so far. Then, why the government gives such an incompetent person to run its institutions for virtually twenty years?Â
Was the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior the reason behind Jemma Nunu Kumbas political luck? Yes of course! He was. Since Nunu joined the struggle, she was spotted several times with Garang, and many believe that they had a bastard son or daughter. This is the very reason that keeps her in political limelight for almost two decades. But, is South Sudan their own property? Even if Dr. John Garang de Mabior paved the way for her, should she continue being in the race all the time even though she is not competent…?
Just to take us back. During the struggle for independence, all the South Sudanese including farmers were involved. They fought extremely hard, so that they could have the country they call theirs. They fought extremely hard so that the culture of oppression, marginalization and totalitarianism imposed on them by the Arab North of Sudan could end. They weren’t involved in such a struggle because some individuals should have absolute power above others. Now it happens that, there are those who never miss out in the political arena, for they think that, they have it in mind that the country belongs to them and they have to be there for posterity as if they were born to do so. What’s the meaning of a country when others are being deemed worthless? What’s the point of having a country when millions are dying while few are drowning in luxury?
However, seeing one person shifting from one national office to another is not only an affront to the system of governance but also to the people of South Sudan. If it’s about competence, there are a lot of female politicians who are more competent than Jemma Nunu Kumba. They’re even more educated than her. Therefore, those who saw an inseparable bond back then between Jemma Nunu Kumba and the late Dr. John Garang were right. And this inseparable bond wasn’t for nothing. But the question shouldn’t be whether she was bedded by Dr. John Garang or not. The question should be, do they have a bastard child? Which is likely to be true. No doubt that the late Garang paved the way for her.
In conclusion, it is high time for the citizens to understand that the country belongs to everyone, not for few. The likes of Nunu Kumba and those I will talk about with time, should have to bear it in mind that they don’t own the country. It is never their birth right to run its institutions even when they are incompetent. It is high time for the youth to identify their potential and fight for what rightfully belongs to them. Whether through broad daylight revolution or peaceful transfer of power to them. The country does not belong to Salva Kiir nor Dr. Riek Machar. Or even Jemma Nunu Kumba. It naturally belongs to all its citizens regardless of where they hail from. It belongs to those who believe in the power of pluralism, coexistence, wealth sharing and patriotism.
The Writer is a Political and Human Rights Activist. He can be reached through his email: tutkuany7@gmail.com,
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Mr. Tut Kuany Kok,
Ms. Jemma Nunu Kumba has what many South Sudanese politicians don’t have ‘patriotism, handwork and loyalty to South Sudan and the South Sudanese people’s cause. The like of Ms. Bangot Amuom and Angelina Ajany, the wife of Mr. Riek Machar have been running to and fro, with their inflated egos.
But which have been proven to be nothing, but pure ‘jealousy and narcissism’.
Now Mr. a vice president of South Sudan and his wife, Angelina Ajany is the minister of defense. Is the whole Nuer community satisfied with Mr. Riek Machar family running the show? Absolutely not. But for all I care, even you give all the positions of South Sudan to our Nuer ke nyantoc community. They will just sit on those positions, blame Jaangs/Muonyjiengs/Dinkas/Jenges for their own incompetent. It is the way it.
We are doomed. When a Jaang/Muonyjieng/Dinka/Jenge is called Dr, a Nuer ke nyantoc says that he/she is a Dr. when a Jaang/Muonyjieng/Dinka/Jenge is called a chairman, a Nuer ke nyantoc also wants to be called chairman, a Jaang/Muonyjieng/Dinka/Jenge is called Commander-in-chief, generals and all, a Nuer ke Nyantoc would also want to be called commander-in-chief.
However, he/she has nothing on his/her skull or brain. The most glaring example is Mr. Riek Machar. The man is and empty suit, a fake so-called PhD doctor. South Sudanese with brains have been asking for Mr. dissertations or thesis for his doctorate to learn the brain behind Mr. Riek machar of all Dr.
Loads of other Nuers ke so-called generals don’t even how to read their own Nuer dialect.
Thok Nuer (so-called thok Naath). Naath is an Arabic word to mean, ‘people’ But how lowly informed just don’t know what is theirs and what is borrowed. Paulina Matip Nhial, with his gangs of his Nuers malitias were used by our cloned so-called Arabs of North Sudan as their body to oil fields during our war of independence, and they are paid with ‘weapons, munitions, medicines and food to fight the SPLA and they did it with no shame’.
When they were welcomed back into SPLA, in 2006. They came back with their inflated numbers with their so-called commanders. Because, they were simply told “miÉ”c rÉ”t du gäär (just give higher military rank chap)”
And these were the ones who staged the 15/12/2013 foiled coup attempt in Juba with the help of the US, the UK, their UNMISS. But A las! The low lives have not learned anything. They are being courted by their ‘masters again in North Sudan, the UK, their UN, their sleazy NGOs, their evil juus (so-called israel) attack dog—–the low lives even ‘brag that they are the only Israel fighting the whole Africa or their low lives are ‘junti Iraq—–Iraq private armies’.
There you have them.
The low lives, don’t know the level of HATRED and RACISM, the low lives have caused in our country and among our people, with their worships of foreign things and believes in their Ngundeng Buong magic and fantasies.
The low lives were given their own states, to manage them. They flatly refused, because, they know, they are nothing without ‘Jaangs/Muonyjiengs/Dinkas/Jenges’. They are always used to terrorize ‘Jaangs/Muonyjiengs/Dinkas/Jenges’ and then cry babies when they are later shown their right place.
There is nothing worse on this planet earth, ‘play war of attrition on angry people’.
The damned so-called Abesh (so-called ethiopia) prostitute, Djibouti, our cloned so-called Arabs of North Sudan, Bole International airport would be ‘a parking lot, Jomo Kenyatta international airport, would be a parking lot, King Fahad international airport in Mecca and all Medina airports would parking lots, Ben-Gurion international airport in Tel Aviv, would be a parking lot. All the US army carries are going to bombed to nil/zero/zilcth/naught in open seas. Suez Canal and Panama Canal are going to be closed. Reasons, pure HATRED and RACISM.
When we tell our low lives, that we are not playing games, we are desperate for a war. ‘We are the masters of longshot war fares’.
There are vermins/parasites/viruses on this planet earth who just love to attach themselves to other people like leeches/ticks, and they can always suckle other people’s blood. May their gods help them, they are going to ‘WIPED OUT OF THIS PLANET EARTH’ And done with them.
The low lives have again attach themselves to South Sudan and the South Sudanese people. They even call South Sudanese their energy, Oh really?!!. Just watch, there will not be damned evil white English people, white Americans, their evil juus (so-called israelis), Tanzania, if they have any white evils, (of Indians, Pakistanis, Nepalese, Bangladeshis or Sri Lankans dirty Bantuses their Bantuses in central Kenya towns of Nanyuki, Laikipia, El Doret, Naivasha, Mombasa, Nairobi, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic republic of Congo (DR. Congo), Central Africa republic (C.A.R)” And Arabs, then they are asked to move away from our country and over our people with masters. They are going to be WIPED OUT MAP on this planet earth, reasons, pure HATRED and RACISM.
We cannot share our Nile water with these vermins/parasites/viruses. Where do you lowly lives think, the vermins/parasites/viruses in dry bone Middle East get their damn food and water from? From us, But the vermins/parasites/viruses have step on the wrong people’s feet—-the Muonyjiengs/Jaangs/Dinkas/Jenges. We just want a whistle to be blown and there will not be white people on this planet earth. Reasons, pure HATRED and RACISM.
We are the Ancient Egyptians fools—-there is going to be a big ‘FIREWORKS’. LIVING OVER THE BACK OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T CONSIDER YOU ANYTHING HAS NEVER NEVER BEEN A GOOD IDEA.
Mr. Tut Kuany Kok,
Chap, ‘yin kuäny Ms. Nunu cök, kë cin kë rɛ̈ɛ̈c tɔ̈ në ye guɔ̈u’. She is just a typical South Sudanese doing her own job, and she is doing it better than most our lowly educated low lives, don’t bully women chap. Many women think, they have been bullied by boys for a long times and they are fighting back.
But the bullshits the UN, their sleazy NGOs, their US, their sleazy NGOs, their so-called peacekeeping scams, their so-called AFRICAN UNITY and REGIONAL INTEGRATIONS being propagated by so-called societies, secret societies and lowly educated criminals here in the IGAD and the African Union (the AU) of former South African low life, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, former President of Tanzania, Mr. Jakaya Kikwete, current resident of Rwanda, Mr. Mr. Paul Kagame, a piece of trash who even had a hand in 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. The Low life even called Rwanda, a commonwealth country and so does Mozambique. Follow us.
South Sudan is not you damned DR. Congo. Another piece of trash, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, a piece of drunk and his arch rival, Mr. Raila Odinga, another piece of trash who even brags that he is that the CIA in Africa?!!. Oh really. Mr. Rail Odinga has some with us, but for all I care, the low life has been used by enemies.
Kenya is not our equal, never has and will never will, even in million years. I studied at Nakuru High school, rift valley, after I was injured very badly in the battle of Kapoeta. Eastern Equatoria in 2002.
Kenya is going to be bombed to near oblivion/extinction, reason pure HATRED and RACISM. Continue to put pressure, put pressure, put pressure, put pressure and on South Sudan and the South Sudanese people. ‘And your cattle will always give birth to she-calves’.