• TERMS OF USE
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • ETHICS COMMITTEE
  • SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Sudans Post
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • SOUTH SUDAN
    • SUDAN
    • REGION
  • EDUCATION
  • CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
  • PRESS RELEASES
  • OPINIONS & ANALYSIS
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • عربي
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • SOUTH SUDAN
    • SUDAN
    • REGION
  • EDUCATION
  • CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
  • PRESS RELEASES
  • OPINIONS & ANALYSIS
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • عربي
No Result
View All Result
Sudans Post
No Result
View All Result

Gen. Salva Mathok’s body arrives in Juba, to be flown to Gogrial for burial

The body of South Sudan member of parliament Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit who passed on in Thailand last week has been flown to Juba where hundreds of citzens were waiting to receive his body.

2 weeks ago
Reading Time: 4 mins read

President Salva Kiir (left) and First Lady Mary Ayen Mayardit receiving the body of Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit at Juba airport. [Photo by presidency]
President Salva Kiir (left) and First Lady Mary Ayen Mayardit receiving the body of Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit at Juba airport. [Photo by presidency]
JUBA, MARCH 6, 2023 (SUDANS POST) – The body of South Sudan member of parliament Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit who passed on in Thailand last week has been flown to Juba where hundreds of citizens were waiting to receive his body.

General Salva Mathok who also served at onset of South Sudan’s independence as the country’s deputy minister of interior  died following undisclosed and short illness in a hospital in the Thai capital Bangkok, according to family members and friends.

In a statement, the presidency said that President Salva Kiir was among the citizens who went to Juba International Airport to receive the body of the prominent lawmaker.

“President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday joined mourners at Juba International Airport to receive the body of late Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit who died on 1st March 2023 in Thailand after a short illness,” the presidency said in a brief statement.

A senior government official separately told Sudans Post that Mathok’s body will be flown to Gogrial for  burial.

CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE

The veteran lawmaker who was once the deputy minister of interior following South Sudan’s independence in July 2011 is a controversial figure in the country’s political and was last involved in a public controversy late last year when was involved in a church arson.

The lawmaker claimed at the time that the church was causing harm to the traditions of his constituency and that he had to intervene to set the church ablaze to rescue his community and his family from bad norms.

“I am a lawmaker and what happened to my community is beyond. The Adventist Church is fighting our identity. What makes us to be identified is what they don’t want,” Mathok told the media at the time.

“In Dinka, when a girl spends one hour away, she is told to get back to where she came from, or she accepts the punishment so that she does not repeat it again.

“White stuff is what blesses our marriages; this is what they do not want. They want us to drink the Bazungu (whites) drink while Gogrial community ruled out other drinks,” he added.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Related Posts

Chairperson of Jonglei Civil Society Network (JCSN) and Executive Director of INTREPID South Sudan (ISS) Bol Deng Bol. [Photo courtesy]

Activist urges Peter Lam to apologize and resign over controversial remarks

SPLM Secretary for External Affairs Bol Makueng speaks to reporters during a press conference held at the SPLM House in Juba on Tuesday, 21, March 2023 [Photo by Sudans Post]

Kiir ally claims Machar, Cirilo, Malong and Pagan are responsible for ethnic violence

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sudans Post

Sudans Post is an independent, young, and grass roots news media organization aimed at providing readers with an alternate depiction of events that occur on Sudan, South Sudan and East Africa, and to establish an engaging social platform for readers to discover and discuss the various issues that impact the two countries and the region.

SUDANS POST

  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • ETHICS COMMITTEE
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE
  • TERMS OF USE

RECENT NEWS

  • Activist urges Peter Lam to apologize and resign over controversial remarks
  • Kiir ally claims Machar, Cirilo, Malong and Pagan are responsible for ethnic violence

SUBSCRIBE TO SUDANS POST

Get the news delivered right into your inbox and subscribe!

Loading
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE
  • ETHICS COMMITTEE
  • SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE

Copyright © 2019–2021 Sudans Post - All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • SOUTH SUDAN
    • SUDAN
    • REGION
  • EDUCATION
  • CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
  • PRESS RELEASES
  • OPINIONS & ANALYSIS
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • عربي

Copyright © 2019–2021 Sudans Post - All rights reserved.