{"id":15724,"date":"2022-04-29T11:23:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T11:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/we-no-longer-live-in-fear-says-president-kiir"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T11:30:57","slug":"we-no-longer-live-in-fear-says-president-kiir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/we-no-longer-live-in-fear-says-president-kiir","title":{"rendered":"We no longer live in fear, says President Kiir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>President Salva Kiir has said South Sudan is now free from \u201cunknown gunmen\u2019\u2019 but warned any potential aggressors of \u201ca full therapeutic dose should they tamper again with security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking during the evening Ramadan breakfast organised by his office for the Muslim community in Juba, President Kiir said the country no longer experiences the security breaches that used to hinder celebrations even at the statehouse a few years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank you because you came at night since you knew there was nothing that would happen to you; there are no longer \u2018\u2018unknown gunmen.\u2019\u2019 And if [they] appear again, the medicine is available. We shall give the medicine to our satisfaction, \u201cKiir warned.<\/p>\n

No more fear<\/b><\/p>\n

The head of state further said the Wednesday evening feast took place as a result of security assurance in the city, particularly at the statehouse, adding: \u201cI believe it will always be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have never held any feasts here [in J1] since 2016, even during the daytime, apart from my son\u2019s wedding, because we have been fearing the unknown gunmen who were supposed to attack us. Thank God that he took care of those unknown gunmen and no one thought of shooting guns. I believe it will always be the same, \u201che said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us keep the direction so that we do not lose the direction again and return to war and destroy the gained peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Kiir admitted that \u201cWe destroyed the country ourselves, and we must go back to our senses so that there will be no war between a residential area and another, or tribes or states. This is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Sudan\u2014the world\u2019s youngest nation\u2014 descended into war two years after attaining independence from Sudan in July 2011. The conflict, which leaders have always termed \u2018senseless war\u2019, gave birth to the 2018 revitalised peace agreement.<\/p>\n

The war claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions of people, both internally and externally.<\/p>\n

However, parties to the slow pace peace process have yet to fully implement the deal, especially the security arrangement protocol to de-escalate the ongoing subnational violence in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow the problem in our country was insecurity, but we give thanks to God because we are now on the way to achieving total peace in our country,\u201d the president said, \u201cAnd we must thank all our friends who have been standing with us in the peace process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feast was the first since the July 2016 J1 fire exchange, followed by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, which hindered public gatherings across the country.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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