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Friday, 28 August 2009

South Sudan and the Elusive Unity

Can the badly needed unity among the South
Sudanese be brought about by mere talking
?”

asks USSP Secretary–General Dr Justin Ramba


South Sudanese have in many cases complained of lack of unity within their ranks. However, not many have questioned why unity, that magic word, remains ever elusive to South Sudanese. Its achievement has remained one of the greatest challenges to South Sudanese. So, would it not be a wise thing to find out why people tend to live in disunity when it should have been better for them the other way round? It is high time we realised that unity does not just come about as mere human wish. It is one of those things that you actually have to work for as opposed to only talking about it and, may be, hoping one morning to wake up and find the people united. Many have so far used it no different to any of the many empty slogans raised by governments who feel immune to opposition-tabled reforms. Centuries have passed since man recognised the central fact that the unity of the people, in fact, simply lies in the confidence and trust they have amongst themselves. If so, it means that to build unity, we actually need first to build confidence and trust among ourselves before we ever expect to be a united people.

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