We are undergoing a damning situation that seems to have no end and beginning. It is just like a circle. I thought the government was too broke and that is why the civil servants often spend almost three months without salaries. But this seems not to be the case.

The harsh economic times have forced both orphans and widows into the streets and the flood disaster has now displaced thousands of people in some parts of the country causing diseases and snake bites. Already, 24 people have died in Warrap State as a result of the snake bites as the media reported.

A viral photo on social media depicting an old woman sitting in the water sometimes causes me to shed tears.  The horrible situation of our civilians are in out there is saddening. Life for them is like a large deep forest and like someone walking with a broken mind and heart.

There is nothing left to collect because nothing remains in their houses. The flood in South Sudan may not be an exceptional case because even developed countries like the USA, UK often experience floods, but the authorities concerned in those countries do not just sit and watch from the offices doing nothing.

The case of South Sudan looks contrary that it makes most of the citizens ask themselves whether the country has the ministry of disaster management.

 Hearing the approval of the recent approval of $10 million for flood response by the council of ministers was a relief to our ears. But I was also tempted to take it with a pinch of salt knowing that one is not assured when the money will be approved and when the basic needs will be provided for the people stranded in the floodwaters.

There is a saying which goes: ‘‘what an old man sees while sitting can not be seen by a young person standing’’. 

This has been proven to be true in one of the late Dr. John Garang’s statements.

The late Garang once said in 1990 while addressing his comrades, “Our blood will shed and continue to shed because we hate oppression and marginalization of our people but we will not enjoy the fruits of this struggle.

‘‘Some people are sleeping comfortably right now, they do not know the hunger or the sound of a gun but after our job is done, that generation will take over and kick us off.

‘‘They will cut a large piece of land with pangas and sell it cheaply.”

Today, this is what is exactly is happening and the quote of our late father Dr Garang has finally come to reality. There are now some people busy pocketing proceeds from our resources for their interest and buying luxurious cars. They often take their families for expensive shopping abroad while the orphans can only become human beings with great difficulty as if they were in a foreign land. The affected people are constantly asking for food but no one pays attention to them.

It instills the feeling of mass misery despised by sensations and when then public funds are unaccounted for by some government officials and there is no aptness in delivering services to citizens. This happens while some of its officials are too quick to fill their pockets due to a lack of love and accountability in this country for the generation to come. The next generation will still be like us if nothing is improved.

The writer is a patriotic citizen and can be reached at awilyommadut@gmail.com or via phone/WhatsApp +211921626885

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