Women Oyee!!
Despite a recent report by the UN alledging worldwide biasness towards women, women in Southern Sudan seem to be doing a bit better than their sisters in other countries, thanks to the policies of the SPLM.
For the first time in the political history of ‘Islamic’ Sudan, SPLM is set to nominate 5 women as ambassadors to head diplomatic missions abroad. Please note these ambassadors will be representing SUDAN and the Government of National Unity (GONU), but not SPLM and the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS).
In the New Sudan (geographical Southern Sudan, Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan), it is mandatory that 25% at all levels of government and the party have to or MUST be reserved and filled by women! This is of course what stands on paper; in the ground sometimes there are not enough qualified women or the bosses simply ignore the policy.
In Juba, you can actually see the policy bear fruits. In every ministry you enter, you are bound to see a young female executive (or executive female) smartly dressed in a suit and a short shirt. They rediate power and when they talk, a simple sentence almost always comes out like a command from a army general… you know women in powerful positions! But I’m loving it, especially when the ‘orders’ are not barked at me…. This is one of the dividends of the CPA…
Here is a list of some women in power in southern Sudan/SPLM. This is just a short list…
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And they are fine as hell too.
What?
I had to say it…
fine as in looking goooood!
yes they are fine as hell, and you haven’t seen the young single ladies yet. When can I count you as one of them?
I am starting to believe that I need to take a trip down to Sudan just for hook ups… like some men do around these parts…just because of the extreme shortage of half decent Sudanese men.
Maybe that should be my number one incentive.
Begone…socio-poli-activist reasons.
My trip is going to be strictly leisurely.
In all seriousness though, I am glad women are being placed in positions of power and I hope their positions will influence the lives of women more positively.
I secretly still want to work my way up to where these women are. I am good with giving orders and getting shit done. I am feared in my office. ahah
Hullo returnee,
Let me answer your queries here:
Why do I call Jemma a female governor and not a woman governor?
Well, were are born males and females. Being male or female is what we either are. Being a man or a woman is merely a social labelling! Ever heard of a man who is a woman and vice versa? Well a male who is a woman? A female who is a man? It turns out that a female can be a man and a man can be a woman. The gender specialists call being a man or a woman a social construction and it is not specific to a sex but to a role in society. Try this, who is a man in your society? Call a male a woman, what is the effect on him? Or call a female a man, how does she feel?
Your Peace, Salam Taki
Mrs. Jemma might be the first female governor in the GOSS arrangement! I am not sure then but will look into it! Thank you.
Salaam Taki
Could you give me an idea of what the market is like there in Juba?
e.g. I’m sure the goods are crazy over-priced, but what about locally made goods–are there any uniquely Sudanese crafts/products being made and sold down there (e.g. shoes, hats, etc)?
thanks: Peace
@msdalu
Go ahead and work your way up. I’m sure Southern Sudan is not in a hurry, and should you decide to come for business other than leisure, then then we’ll be there to receive you.
@Salam taki,
Are you telling me that one can not call a female a women until one is sure of her role in the society? Jemma, according to ur view, can be called a man, right? What do u think msdalu.
@jefe,
The market is Juba is booming. Prices are not overly crazy, it all depends on the products and where they are imported from. Juba imports almost everything, from tomatos and onions to beer and sodas. Even matresses, mats, timber and you name it. This makes these goods more expensive than they are in Kampala or Khartoum.
You can find typical Sudanese crafts and products but you have to look for them. Sad but true, the old craftsmen are giving up… mass producting industries from Khrt and Kmpla are taking over.
Dalu, okkkkkkkk! Tabitha Butros is sooo cute and classy aslan!
Sudan Returnee, can you share more info about yourself?
Dalu and I lol are very curious.
@Kizzie…
Hmmm… wasn’t the whole idea of taking this pseudo-identity to be faceless? What do you wanna know, go ahead and ask..
I’d probably fire back some questions as well
hahaha. Kizzie. You funny.
Yea, Returnee, all Kizzie and I ever do is sit around and ponder about what your true identity is. We may or may not have people working 24/7 on tracking you down.
But apparently she has chosen to throw all that hard work away by asking about your ID directly.
@msdalu..
hahaha.. and you think i don’t have guys out there trying to uncover your true identity. One was so close until u closed down that bog of urs and went hidding.. but we’ll get u and kizzie too!
it’s hot and humid in Juba now and I’m thinking of bringing my bed outside and let the sky be my roof.
My identity was never really a secret. Seeing how I barely used an alias, and talk pretty much about every single aspect of my life.
My life is an open book because, you know, I try to make running for political office in the future to be entertaining for my supporters and haters 
So, I am not sure why the job of figuring out who I am should be difficult.
Your people just suck at doing investigative work.
Anyway, when I was younger in Sudan, I remember sleeping outside (all beds outside). It just made sense. Now that I think about it…it’s like…what the hell? lol (Of course we had high walls, but still…)
I sleep outside all the time, I live in Omdurman it’s humid and hot as hell!I wake up right after sunrise too, when the sun is out.
Age/where in europe did u live? ( I’m guessing England)/single or ready to mingle?( Dalu wants to ask this question btw lol)
Favorite books?
Height?
Kizzie, honey, it’s “single AND ready to mingle, not single or ready to mingle.”
I should know, I have that on a T-shirt, worn out every Friday night, for all purposes advertised.
(Pssst…I thought Returnee was yours and KonyoKonyo mine. Woman, you need to stop taking action without further discussion with me
You are unraveling weeks of hard work)
Anyway, my new home is msdalu at wordpress.
Hmm, Returnee, I wonder if you have ever bumped into my dad in Juba. It is a big world but I have learned that certain people always move in the same circles…making the world much smaller.
lol sorry I wasn’t paying attention
I meant single and ready to mingle. wow, man talk about desperate!
oh,yes. Private territory, NO trespassing please!
and yeah u better not delete ur blog again!