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Acknowledged demonstrations are rare in South Sudan, but a recent spate of ethnic physical force has spurred people to voice their concerns to the government.
The march was organised by a union formed in the wake of the violence, which calls itself “Citizen X” – a name signifying the members’ faith that they are citizens loyal to their nation first, rather than their tribe.
Some marchers say they are shocked by the attacks in Jonglei stately on New Years Eve, which saw about 6,000 armed members of the Lou Nuer tribe cortege into Murle communities, burning villages, stealing cattle and difficult people.
“There is no reason we know why people are fighting, because we have already (been) fighting with the Arabs we got our surroundings,” said Majuoy Tuak, a 20-year-old swotter. “Now people are still fighting and we don’t know what is wrong with the people.”
Only yesterday 51 people were killed during an inroad on the village of Duk Padiet and 22 people evacuated to Juba. The fury is perhaps even more disappointing as it comes a year after southerners voted overwhelmingly for autarchy from the Arab-dominated north, and seven years after a two-decade laical war.
Source: Radio Netherlands