Critics say President Salva Kiir is unfit to lead long-suffering nation while others decry mocking of ‘an elder’
Footage of the South Sudanese president Salva Kiir apparently urinating on himself at an official event has sparked an online debate across Africa about his ability to lead the country, and the ethics of sharing the incident on social media.Standing for the national anthem while opening a new road last week, Kiir, 71, seemed at first unaware of what was happening.
People, including politicians and lawyers from Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya, immediately took to social media to debate the incident. There have been concerns over Kiir’s long rule: he has been in power since independence in 2011, and South Sudan has not held an election since. The country is now due to go to the polls in 2024.acute levels of hunger, conflict and climate shocks
. Others have criticised the sharing of the footage on social media, complaining that doing so was disrespectful to a man of his age. “Some of us have being so concerned about the health of Pres Kiir, instead some people called us enemies of peace & state,”Wani Michael, a South Sudanese civil society activist, who accused Kiir’s loyalists of letting him down by not encouraging him to leave office.
He said he would not share the video, despite his criticisms of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement . “You can mock our Pres the way you want, you can call us names. But, as human beings Pres Salva Kiir is an elder & we respect him. We’ll recollect him from all these mocking and give him the respect he deserve. We’ll not mock his health even if we disagree with his govt.
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