By Nicholas Osobi
![South Sudan's FVP Dr. Riek Machar Teny and his wife Angelina Teny (left) and slain SPLA-IO Commander General Martin Kenyi. [Photo via Facebook]](https://i0.wp.com/www.sudanspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Orange-and-Black-Modern-Sporty-Mens-Fitness-Quotes-Facebook-Cover-1.png?resize=1640%2C924&quality=80&ssl=1)
Gen. Martin Kenyi, a U.S trained political scientist and reputed liberation war hero, trusted Machar as fellow reformist and partnered with him to restore the much-needed sanity in the country’s leadership. Unknown to him, the man he had mistaken for a reformist is just a superstitious tribalist with schizophrenia paranoia running in their family gene. Worst still, he neither has the people of Equatoria at heart nor the capacity to lead an organised group even at Payam level.
Alas! As an adage has it, “under a glove the ugliest hand is hidden,” in spite of this glaring questionable persona, Gen. Martin still trusted him. When fighting broke out in Juba, Gen. Martin Kenyi abandoned UNMISS compound where he was supposedly very safe and followed Dr. Riek Machar into the jungles; a decision which turned out to be the worst mistake of his life. Impeccable sources later ascertained that it was Dr. Riek himself who sent one of his senior officers to pick Gen. Martin Kenyi from the UNMISS gate with fake promise that a chopper was waiting to airlift them.
Between 14th and 16th Aug of 2016, Gen. Martin Kenyi was captured and murdered in the jungle of Western Equatoria. Neither Juba regime nor any armed faction claimed responsibility for his death. Dr. Riek Machar and his wife didn’t want to disclose his death either; instead they resorted to cover-ups and lies, claiming that Gen. Martin Kenyi and Elias were carrying some secret assignments in undisclosed location and that they would reappear at appropriate time. Dr. Riek went as far as ordering those who knew what happened, to keep tight lips and as token of appreciation for their loyalty, he gifted them with new ranks.
Dr. Riek and his wife’s denial and disinformation were due to guilty conscience. They feared, by opening they would be implicating themselves given available evidence was indicating that Gen. Martin Kenyi’s death was an inside job (foul play).
Another probable rationale was to keep the Equatorians in perpetual somnambulism so that they can continue to fight for him without any reservations. Should the news of Gen. Kenyi’s assassination leak prematurely, the vigour of Equatorians would wane thin, yet the white army (Nuer youths) who are the immediate alternative, lack the skills and tenacity to face engage in combat operations. They are only good at their livestock from hyenas and cattle rustlers but not fighting in real war.
Dr. Riek is not a leader, naturally. He just ventured into politics to actualize the prophecy (delusion) of his schizophrenic ancestor, Ngundeng as such he acted irrationally, and started a war that he can’t finish. He preyed on the vulnerability of unsuspecting communities under the guise of fighting for change. Unfortunately for Equatorians, at the end being pitched against one another and conned off their dignity by a paranoid political gambler whose mental health is million times questionable.
The author is a revolutionary columnist. nicholas.osobi@columnist.com.
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“Opinion | Why Dr. Riek Machar and his wife Angelina kept Gen. Martin Kenyi’s death top secret”
Opinions are not laws, but mere opinions. Mr. Riek Machar is dead long time ago, he went and studied magic in the devil infested island England, in the university of Bradford, allegedly from the University of Kiirtoum (Khartoum). No one recognized their University of *Bradford certificates here in South Sudan. In Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Abesh (so-called ethiopia) prostitutes of Nigeria, India, Pakistanis, Nepalese, Sri Lankans, white Americans and white English people, their UN, their sleazy NGOs, their universities’ certificates are verified, before being employed here in South Sudan. Makerere university in Uganda. Is not par with the University of Juba, John Garang Memorial university, here in Jonglei, Upper Nile university and the Univesrit of Bhar El Gazelles.
Mr. Taban Lo Liyong from ‘Keki-Keji, he knows he English, typical South Sudanese, he was taken to and be teach English Papua New Guinea (PNG), Pacific. Yeah, yeah??! We respect people of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands, Torres strait islanders of Australia (pacific), Fiji, there are Indians here here in South Sudan, we are kill of them and them throw into Nile and be done with vermins/parasites/viruses, Mr. commodore Frank Bainimarama. never ever allow white evils into Fiji and Indians. They would be killed. Pure HATRED and RACISM is here.>>>>>
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“Opinion | Why Dr. Riek Machar and his wife Angelina kept Gen. Martin Kenyi’s death top secret”
Mr. Kenyi was a piece of rubbish, however, was not a South Sudanese like everybody else, but he was not working for South Sudan and the South Sudanese people, but for his masters, not only Mr. Peter Kenyi, probably though being called Kenyi (doesn’t equate toKenya,
Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Mount Ruwenzoru parts, South Sudan Uganda and Kenya, Mount Imatong [war mountian], Eastern Equatotria, here in South Sudan, our Nuba mountains, Atlas Mountains in Morocco, the evil juus (so-called israelis) attack dogs and Europeans even think, it is their mountains, Oh really?!!. Fellows. look for places to hide.
We have honestly asked our elders to let us bomb these vermins/parasites/viruses out of our country and over our people, once and for all and be done with them. Watch this space low lives. We are the ‘Ancient Egyptians’ idiots.>>>>
Those who have been spreading lies, must lie in media as thier politics, not truth only to keep hatred against Dr. Gat Machar and his wife, Nyakuma Khan.