Inaugural Speech by David Lual Bul Manyok, The New President of Twi Community Association – USA

Twi Community Association—USA New Leadership Commencement, 21 September 2019: The Inaugural Address of the New Twi-USA Community Leader, David Lual Bul Manyok

David Lual Bul Manyok, the new president of Twi-USA

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (PW) — Board Chairman, John Lueth Mabior Lueth, Vice Chairman, Lual Deng Awan Deng-wiir, Secretary General, Garang Ajak Deng Barach; Distinguished and Honorable Guests: Minister Awut Deng Acuil, Ambassador Philip Jada Natana, Ambassador Agnes Adlino Orifa, Dr. Majak D’Agot Atem, Mr. Ajang Chan Awuol, Mama Mary Juan Philimon, Mr. Matiop Lueth Atem, Ladies and gentlemen, South Sudanese community leaders, Distinguish members, our Twi members, and all the South Sudanese communities. Allow me to welcome you on behalf of Twi community in the United States of America.  We are honored you have joined us today and thank you for bringing greetings from your members to Twi Community.  We truly appreciate that. If you are here as one the South Sudanese community association’ leaders, please rise up for Twi people to see you. 

South Sudanese Diaspora communities, good afternoon and thank you so much for coming to our leadership commencement. There is no greater honor to see all of you here today. Moreover, there is no greater reward than community service. And today, as all of you are aware, there is no greater need in our communities and our country than to provide community services through responsible community stewardship. For these reasons, I would like to honor our heroes, our country’s founding father Dr. John Garang de Mabior and his comrades, including our president Salva Kiir Mayardit and all the leaders. May South Sudan overcomes its challenges achieve peace and prosperity.  

Lual Bul Manyok and Atem Deng Ang’oh, July 2019

I would like to begin my speech by referencing the African teaching of Ubuntu—the concept of “I am because we are”. This belief central message is that we may be different individuals and/or communities, but our needs are intertwined and our destiny is bound. We exist because of all us. Twic community is part of the South Sudanese communities as all the different South Sudanese are also part of us the Twi people. We are South Sudanese, and South Sudan is us. So welcome to Twi East Community-USA office commencement,and please feel at home in this function.

Tribocratic Analysis of Governor Maker Thiong Maal’s New Government of Jonglei state

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Governor Maker Thing Maal of Jonglei State has announced his new government with 53% of the portfolios from Bor County, 26% from Twic East County and 21% from Duk County. In comparison, the previous government of Governor Philip Aguer Panyang was composed of 53% for Bor County, 27% for Twic East County and 20% for Duk County.

By PaanLuel Wel, Nairobi, Kenya

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (PW) – Here (below) is the tribocratic analysis of the new government of Jonglei state, announced by Governor Maker Thiong Maal.

(a) Summary of Governor Maker Thiong Maal’s New Government of Jonglei state
County	Position per County	Percentage share per County	Jur/Locality	Position per Jur	Percentage share per Jur
Bor	10	52.6%	Juor-Gok	6	31.5%
			Juor-Athooch	4	21.1%
Twic East	5	26.3%	Juor-Lith	4	21.1%
			Juor-Roor	1	5.3%
Duk	4	21.1%	Hol Dinka	3	15.7%
			Nyarweng Dinka	1	5.3%
Total	19	100%	–	19	100%
(b) Summary of Governor Philip Aguer Panyang’s Previous Government of Jonglei state
County	Position per County	Percentage share per County	Jur/Locality	Position per Jur	Percentage share per Jur
Bor	8	53.3%	Juor-Gok	6	40.0%
			Juor-Athooch	2	13.3%
Twic East	4	26.7%	Juor-Lith	3	20.0%
			Juor-Roor	1	6.7%
Duk	3	20.0%	Hol Dinka	2	13.3%
			Nyarweng Dinka	1	6.7%
Total	15	100%	–	15	100%

Below is the tribocratic analysis of the new government of Jonglei state, announced by Governor Maker Thiong Maal.

(c) Governor Maker Thiong Maal’s New Government for Jonglei State
County	Jur	S/No.	Name	Position	Payam	Community
Bor (52.7%)	Juor-Gok (31.6%)	1	Hon. Maker Thing Maal	Governor	Anyidi	Palek
		2	Hon. Agot Alier Leek	Special Affair Advisor	Anyidi	Palek
		3	Dr. Mach Majier Ghai	Mayor of Bortown	Anyidi	Palek
		4	Hon. John Dut Kuch	Minister for Agriculture	Makuach	Ater
		5	Hon. Rachael Amuor Pach	Minister for Gender and Social Welfare	Makuach	Koch
		6	Hon. Ayom Mach Jok	Minister for Physical Infrastructure	Kolnyang	Abii
	Juor-Athooch (21.1%)	7	Hon. kwai Deng Kwai	Minister for Health	Baidit	Angakuei
		8	Hon. Ajok Jacob Kuot	Minister for Finance	Baidit	Pathuyith
		9	Hon. Isaac Mamer Ruuk	Peace Advisor	Jalle	Alian
		10	Hon. Lith Aluong Kang	Social Welfare Advisor	Jalle	Aboudit
Twic East (26.4%)	Juor-Lith (21.1%)	1	Hon. Diing Akol Diing (Diing-Malak)	Deputy Governor	Kongor	Kongor
		2	Hon. Deng Ajang Duot	Political Affairs Advisor	Kongor	Kongor
		3	Hon. Abel Manyok Ajak	Minister for Education	Lith (Wernyol)	Adhiok
		4	Hon. Dut Achuek Lual	Minister for Labor & Public Service	Nyuak	Dachuek
	Juor-Roor (5.3%)	5	Hon. Deng Alier Mading	Minister for Youth & Sport	Pakeer (Maar)	Pakeer
		–	None	None	Ajuong (Paliau)	Ajuong
Duk (21.1%)	Hol Dinka (15.8%)	1	Amb. Manyang Awuol Padiet	Speaker of the state Assembly	Duk Padiet	Hol
		2	Hon. Atong Kuol Manyang	Minister for Information	Duk Padiet	Hol
		3	Hon. Jacob Akech Dengdit	Youth Affairs Advisor	Duk Padiet	Hol
	Nyarweng Dinka (5.3%)	4	Hon. Elijah Maduk Yuang	Minister for Local Government	Duk Payuel	Nyarweng

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Arrival and Reception in Bor of Hon. Maker Thiong Maal, the New Governor for Jonglei state

Dear Governor Philip Aguer: Why should the poor unemployed citizens pay taxes?

An open letter to the state, local and county governments of Jonglei state: Should the poor unemployed citizen pays taxes?

By Abit kuir Abit, Kabarak University, Kenya

Rebecca Nyandeng and Twic East County Commisioner, Dau Akoi, arriving at the celebration site at Panyagoor, 9 July 2012

Friday, March 01, 2019 (PW) — Dear, Hon Philip Aguer, Hon Dut Achueek lual Deng and Hon Dau Akoi Jurkuch, first and foremost, I would like to pay my gratitude and thanks for your kind heart leadership style you have shown us in our state (Jonglei). It will remain as a nice role model for us the current and some generations to come.

Your Excellencies Honorable leaders of my state, I hope this letter finds you well. While submitting this appeal to you and your esteemed administrations, I am not in any way claiming superior abilities and wisdom than you (all) might have acquired. But want to state that the entire state depends on you for a right decision(s) against promoters of the graft.

Continual inaction is worsening already awful situation your fellow citizens face and may only end in more pains, regrets, and wishes, which cannot help remedy consequential evil that marring our history or losses likely to result.

Dinka Bor or Dinka Jonglei?: Historical Roots of the Ethnic Identity Crisis in Jonglei State

“JONGLEI MERRY-GO-ROUND OF POLITICAL GAMBLES THROUGH ETHNIC ASSIMILATION SUPERIORITY SYNDROME: FROM NYARWENGIZATION THROUGH KONGORIZATION TO BORIZATION.”

By Jacob Jokmagai Dengadiit, Juba, South Sudan

 

(1) INTRODUCTION

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 (PW) — I recently wrote an article entitled, ‘WHERE IS THIS OLD MAN CALLED BOR?’ I was addressing the name that has been taken as our daily topic of discussion while in real sense, we have issues of concern like poverty, insecurity, lack of infrastructure, poor healthcare, and lack of jobs topping the list of our daily utopian needs.

I was marveled later by some of the comments I received under my article. I saw that this problem is more of an ethnic identity crisis. I remembered the disagreements between #Team_Magot and #Team_Gongic_Lualmawut back in Juba during the wrestling tournament in the middle of this year. I also recalled the ditching songs between Bor and Twi especially. I still see them going live on the same matter. I see a push and a pull between the name ‘Bor’ and ‘Jonglei.’

Because of the above reasons, I recoiled back into my world of thoughts and I was like, “Ureka! History will settle this matter once and for all.” I went into research only to discover the one and only thing that many of my friends have been always bothering me about. “Jokmagai, please write a book.” That is one of the constant words I hear when I talk to some of my relatives and friends. To my friends I discovered that I can really write a book.

My research was on the names; ‘Dinka Bor, Bor Asili and The Dinka of Jonglei.’ I had promised to write an article and published it here as a point of debate and discussion. The title of my research was: “JONGLEI MERRY-GO-ROUND OF POLITICAL GAMBLES THROUGH ETHNIC ASSIMILATION SUPERIORITY SYNDROME: FROM NYARWENGIZATION THROUGH KONGORIZATION TO BORIZATION.” As I was doing that research, I addressed the issue at hand and when I later finished, I discovered that I had already written 44 pages. The ideas were still jumping in from the creative side of the brain and I was like, “Let me write a book on this then.” Look! Already 44 pages in about a week!

Hon. Jacob Akech Dengdit: Making the Case for Duk Padiet Municipality in Jonglei State

By Hon. Jacob Akech Dengdit, Bor, Jonglei state

Hon Akech Deng Kanyin, former Jonglei state information minister

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 (PW) —- This marks my first ever endeavor into  cyber space as the great resource to both international and local partners in term of long-term planning, and as well as on the social ground in evaluating developmental achievements of a community. I have herein this document presented the general logic behind the establishment of gubernatorial administrative order which confirmed the establishment of Duk Padiet as a Municipal location that only follows Bortown Municipality.

It’s all attached to SPLM vision of taking town to the people of which Jonglei state governor H.E. Philip Aguer Panyang extended to people of Duk inform of municipal area. I think on my personal point of view, we, the people of Duk should stand and embrace such an incredible agenda brought to us in silver plate. Yes, it might sound to someone who is not exactly informed about the merits of Municipal area differently but honestly take your time and understand what I distinctly analyze in this piece of writing.

Duk Padiet is currently the headquarter of Duk Padiet County which is part of the former Duk County and is located about 172km (103miles) from Bor, the headquarter of Jonglei State. The current demographic population of Duk Padiet can be broken down into 4 groups including Dinka host community (from Padiet), Dinkas displaced from other areas of Greater Duk (from Duk Payual County, Duk Panyang County and Duk Pagak County), Lou and Gawaar Nuers displaced from Former Ayod and Uror counties.

The Emergence and Disappearance of Strange Beast in Jieng Land.

By Awuol Gabriel Arok, Juba, South Sudan

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Thursday, July 05, 2018 (PW) —The evolution and vanishing of flashy attacking animal locally named Nyan ne juan in Bor land during the 1980s still remained a mystery.

As the saying goes there is time for everything; in the middle of 1980s after the Bor mutiny and few years before the children were sent to Ethiopia for their grooming into the Liberation movement came a mysterious dwarfed and swift attacking creature nick named Nyan ne juan by the locals.

Nyan ne juan in its simplest form to English mean a girl wearing an underwear, the dwarf creature was known for its flashy attacking style mostly on young children, it targeted bodily parts such as the eyes, ears and mouths.

Gen Martin Matien Gumwel Mabior Appointed as Duk Padiet Commissioner

Hon. Jacob Akech Dengdit resigns as Duk Padiet Commissioner and Governor Philip Aguer Appoints Gen Martin Matien Gumwel Mabior Chiengkudak as the New Commissioner of Duk Padiet County

Jacob Akech Dengdit, Jonglei state new minister for Information, Culture, youth and sport Mr. Jacob Akech Deng Kuany [photo] Jongkuch Jo Jongkuch

To: H.E Col. Philip Aguer Panyang

Governor of Jonglei State

REF: RESIGNATION LETTER OF DUK PADIET COUNTY COMMISSIONER

I wish to extend my deepest respect and appreciation to H.E Governor Philip Aguer, and the entire leadership of Jonglei State Government for their unwavering trust and believe they have in me for the recent appointment as Duk Padiet County commissioner.

My resignation as the commissioner of Duk Padiet County is with the reference to Hol Community meeting held for ten days in Bor town and was attended by the intellectuals, chiefs and elders in which the core resolution was maintaining peace and harmony within Hol community and Jonglei state as whole.