South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan
October 29, 2009 (JUBA) — Sudan’s First Vice President and President of Southern Sudan Government has said his government cannot disarm Toposa tribe as long as members of Kenyan tribe of Turkana hold arms.
The Sudanese Toposa are based in eastern Equatoria near Sudan Kenya border. The members of this pastoralist ethnic group who were armed by Khartoum to fight the former rebel SPLA during the north south war, have regular disputes with the other tribes in the same state but also clash with other tribes in the neighboring Kenya and Uganda.
Following a meeting held with the Kenyan Prime Minister yesterday Salva Kiir stated that he would not disarm Toposa while the tribe of Turkana continues to attack them.
He said regional effort is fundamental to creating peace among the three cousins, Toposa of Sudan, Turkana of Kenya and Karamojong of Uganda.
Salva told the Ugandan Prime Minister, that disarmament of Toposa require to disarm Turkana who are still holding arms.
The Southern Sudan President said the issue of conflict between Toposa and Turkana will be addressed by a joint committee due to be established.
He further said regional effort is fundamental to creating peace among the three cousins, Toposa of Sudan, Turkana of Kenya and Karamojong of Uganda.
Last week Kenya denied the death of its troops following a statement by southern Sudanese army saying the Toposa had killed 16 soldiers.
Also the Kenyan Labor Minister John Munyes, who is also a Member of Parliament for Turkana North Constituency, threatened to quit cabinet if allegations leveled against him by southern Sudan officials are not cleared.
However the southern Sudan officials said they had never accused him of being an agent for Sudanese government.
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Time1
South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan
He never said he will not disarm the Toposa, he just said all the neighbouring tribes need to be disarmed simulteneously so one tribe does not attack the other one.
Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan
Disarming my boys (toposa) is not an easy thing as people thinks. Why should Toposa be disarm if neighbours are holding guns? it’s for them to be controlled like ladies by others? not really. Those guns are needed by Equatorians people for future plan of what is going to happened in South, I and we as one need those weapons for self determination in South not only for self depend from other countries. Those who dream of taking Toposa guns should start right now, and they will be the example for others to learn, whether SPLA gangs or whatever they will face the truth game and w’ll see negative impacts. Who on earth can be control by others in 21 century? People can talk of disarming and do it within the cities not rural areas otherwise those who step beyond the boundaries shorten their lives or get half life to live. How and why try and you will see by yourself. Any Equatorian who accept giving his/her gun to this dinkas government is making fool of our images. You give yours and later on dinkas government will take and give it to his dinkas then see who is going to suffer. It is time to open your eyes and have perfect ears.
Critic_Ngueny
South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan
Dear Southerners from Southern Sudan and the World at large,
If you have nothing to say,please don,t just bark at people for nothing.
It is something very common from our barking dogs;Nuer and Equatorians to bark at Dinkas for no good reason.
Critic_Ngueny from Bor town
gatdajul
South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan
Kiir Mayardit,since you came to power you never did a good thing, thank you for saying that Taposa will never to be disarmed.Because these Turkana are scavengers like Dinka community who eat monitorlizard and monkeys.continue with that love for southerness sudanese now you are qualified to be regestered as Nuer not Dinka any more .
Gabriel Adupa
South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan
Dear Readers,
What is happening in Kapoeta East County is concealed from you by both the government of Southern (GOSS) and the Kenyan government. On 14/10/2009, the Kenyan armed forces comprised of Kenya army, General Service Unit (GSU), the Police and the Turkana who are armed by John Munyes under the pretext of what is known in Kenya as Kenya Police Reserve (KPR). These forces occupied Nadapal adjacent to our exit point. For those who might have travel to Kenya through Nadapal exit point, the Kenya forces established their four bases across the river. In each base, the Kenya flag is flying high.
The Turkana who are dying to graze around this area have migrated in thousands with their cattles. They are fighting against the Toposa together with the security forces who have secured maximum security for their cattle in Toposaland. It is hard to imagine the way the Kenyan forces are killing the Toposa while the SPLA forces keep watching. The denial of John Munyes that those who are in Nadapal are just police. Which police in the world is trained to use 82mm, 60mm and anti-personal carriers? Kenya is claiming that they have regain a 27 kilometers land which was left to the Sudan during the war. This is falls. If we talk about Ilemi Triangle, this area where the fighting is taking place is far away from the disputed Ilemi Triangle.
Two reasons are driving Kenyan and their Turkana to encroach into Sudan. One that the search for pasture for the Turkana. Turkana District is one of the driest areas in Kenya, Turkana can only access grazing pasture in Turkana South and Northwest of the Ilemi Triangle. Second reason is the search for oil. In recent times, Kenya went on aggressive exploration of oil just like Uganda. This took them into Indian Ocean (Lamu) shore. After failing, they turned to Turkana District which of course is like the rest of the Arab world in its climatic conditions. They tried in areas around Kakuma but again fruitless. Their oilmakers or searcher pointed a finger into the areas of Sudan. Without any reservation, Munyes armed Turkana with AK47 and G-3 which he is accuring from Khartoum. Turkana felt blest and are now clearing Toposa from their ancestral land. Yesterday, they burnt villages, killed women and children and drived away hundred heads of cattle in an area called Locoreabei. As of now, vultures are eating dead bodies while the Turkana settled in the same are with the protection of the KPR.
Let the international community comes down to verify this. Toposa are being massacred by Kenya and Turkana in their own land while their government keeps watching.