accept my vp or else....

 i find this quote hilarious; 

""The president came in with bad mood and introduced to us Cde James Wani Igga for his nomination as the new Vice President. Then he started to threaten us with dissolutions and dismissals. After he finished with his threats nobody spoke and the meeting ended like that. We will now sit today as parliament to see what to do", he said."

either way, we have a vice president

http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47776

the ultra slim-fast diet.

As a friend of mine called the rather drastic move made by the president to fire the vice president, all the ministers and their deputies, a few weeks ago. We’d complained of the fat- well… this was the ultra-slim fast diet. Bold and shocking (to me at least).

Things were quite tense in Juba the days after the announcement - no one was sure what would happen. Would the army remain neutral? What would be the reaction of the Nuer? Rumours abound. Every single incident was blown up and out of proportion- for example, there was a conflict among traders in Konyo Konyo market, Juba town and a fight broke out, a few people started running and next thing you know, there was pandemonium- it’s a return to war! The UN sent out security alerts to all staff to go home and into hibernation mode, and to update evacuation plans. On the road to Yei, some soldiers got into an argument- I believe this also resulted in a fight and the news was… soldiers from two factions are fighting on the road to Juba town and are heading into Juba town! It was so difficult to get anywhere close to truth (a friend of mine said we really need twitter) 

I was surprised though; many people were quite pleased by the move. I hadn’t realized just how overwhelmingly unpopular this government is. I think we were all hoping to see a major change from the status quo. Getting rid of all the corrupt ministers, deputies, cronies…  and an ushering in of a results oriented, and slimmer cabinet. I am not sure we got what we wished for. When the presidential decree installing the new ministers was read, there was a sense of puzzlement in some of the choices. It’s a slimmer cabinet, yes… we are waiting to see if it’s a better cabinet, and worth all the drama and tension. Parliament has thrown out the nominated minister of Justice- over whether or not he is qualified. I still don’t understand this political process- I thought vetting of candidates happens before they are nominated? Not after?

We are still waiting for a VP