Is the President of Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit Dead? Well while social media platforms in the country are burning with the ‘bad news,’ Authorities in Juba say Kiir is alive, healthy and busy undertaking his usual duties at the state house.
Juba has just issued warnings against people who allegedly spread the false rumors, created by people who the leaders describe to be the enemies of state and that are targeting to sow seeds of division, discord and fuel more chaos in the already troubled East African Country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in South Sudan has issued an official statement categorically denying the rumors circulating on social media, claiming that President Salva Kiir Mayardit is dead and that officials are concealing information.
The Sudanese Ministry is therefore affirming that President Salva Kiir is in good health and continues to carry out his constitutional duties without any hindrances
The statement said What is being circulated regarding the president’s health is completely baseless and constitutes a malicious attempt to sow division and create chaos in the country.
“These false reports aim at destabilizing our country!”
According to the ministerial statement these claims as part of a systematic campaign aimed at undermining political and social stability in South Sudan
The ministry stressed that President Kiir is leading the country with full competence calling on the media and the public to verify information through official channels and refrain from spreading unverified news
But in another controversial development, the authorities of Lakes State in South Sudan have just arrested four prominent academics from the University of Rumbek.
The arrested suspects include the leaders of the professors’ association, who were apprehended on direct orders from the state governor, Rin Tueny Mabor.
This move comes amid escalating tensions between academics and local administration, with ambiguity surrounding the true motives behind the arrests.