In a strongly worded letter addressed to Dr Lomuro—who serves as Chairperson of the Pojulu Community, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, and a member of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly—the Chairman of the Kakuwa Community, Dada Isaac Lemi, expressed “grave concerns and deep disappointment” over what he described as dangerous and provocative statements.
According to the letter dated 23rd February 2026, Lomuro referred to a planned “bloodshed” and declared that “time will come when the Pojulu will declare dust on the Kakuwa people in Greater Kupera.”
The Kakuwa leadership says such language, coming from a senior national official entrusted with overseeing aspects of the country’s peace architecture, constitutes inflammatory rhetoric that risks destabilising relations between the two communities.
“The Kakuwa people seek an immediate and official clarification on what you meant by ‘dust,’” the letter states. “To our community, this language is a direct allusion to physical attack and a clear exposure of ill intentions toward the Kakuwa people.”
The Kakuwa leadership noted that recent hostile activities had been reported in Kupera and Wuji. However, they said they had previously treated those incidents as isolated acts by individuals and deliberately chose restraint in the interest of peace. They now fear that the minister’s public remarks could signal a broader posture, thereby escalating tensions in Lainya and the Greater Yei region.
The community further argued that Lomuro’s dual role as a cultural leader and a senior Cabinet Minister heightens the gravity of his words.
“Uttering such statements undermines the national peace process you are sworn to uphold, increases the risk of communal conflict within the Lainya and Greater Yei regions, and endangers the social fabric between our communities,” the letter reads.
Describing the Kakuwa as one of the largest ethnic groups in Central Equatoria State, the leadership warned that any escalation between the two communities could spiral beyond the control of local authorities.
The Kakuwa Community is demanding a formal written clarification of the “declaring dust” statement, a public apology addressed to the Kakuwa people, and a formal withdrawal of what it termed inflammatory remarks.
Copies of the letter have been forwarded to both state and national authorities, with the Kakuwa leadership characterising the issue as a matter of state and national security.
While reaffirming their commitment to peace and cooperation with the government, they cautioned that they “will not stand by while our people are publicly threatened.” As of press time, Lomuro had not issued a public response to the accusations.
