
Burundi: Resistance pour un Etat de Droit (RED-Tabara) – Communique (25.03.2025)









“Bombardment of SPLA-IO cantonment site of Wunaliet near Juba.
This evening at about 1900 hours, SSPDF bombarded randomly the SPLA-IO cantonment site. This provocative action is a violation of the R-ARCSS.
The SPLA-IO strongly condemns this SSPDF planned act and calls for urgent intervention from the International Community to stop this violence that is being waged by the SSPDF.
Col. Lam Paul Gabriel
SPLA-IO Spokesperson GHQs” (SPLM-IO, 24.03.2025).
The speculations and rumours circulating Dr. Riek Machar seems to be answered, as the J1, the army and the mercenary army of the UPDF are now directly bombing the cantonment site of Wunaliet of the SPLA/M-IO. That is directly creating not only tensions, but escalating the conflict even further.
The IO has already been tested and been under fire, as the SPLM-IG has fired ministers, governors and others connected to the IO. Meanwhile, it has appointed their own IG to the same posts. Also, claiming the alleged involvement and interference of IO in the Nasir County and Upper Nile State uprising of the Naath White Army. However, the White Army has several times said there is no connection to the IO.
So, the IG is using the spiral conflict and the warfare of Upper Nile State as an argument to target the IO. That’s why they are furthering the cause now. At this very time bombing the IO and their cantonment site.
This is another battle and a new re-issue of the conflict between Kiir and Machar. Another edition of skirmishes and fierce wars on the battlefield. As these two are handling it militarily, instead of acting like civilians. That’s what is going on and Kiir thinks he has the advantage, as he has his allies of Uganda to help him along the way. The UPDF is serving his interests and their weaponry comes with advantages too. Therefore, he think it is wise and that he got an edge.
It is just striking that the fears of all of this was founded in a truth. That the White Army could cause all of this. That the uprising in Nasir could spark tensions and make things worse again. Because the J1 and the people surrounding him cannot reflect or digest the sentiments of the youths taking up arms. Instead they have to vilify Machar and his IO for their own interests. That’s why they are issuing the war and ordering this conflict. As they are now sparking more pain, suffering and plight on the people of South Sudan.
The blame game is getting old. The usage of Machar as a scapegoat, as the realities are that the IG are now causing this and they are the ones issuing the bullets. They are the ones who are going after IO and has done so deliberately of late. Now they are just taking it another step and showing their intension of war.
South Sudan, cry havoc… more pain and suffering. More bloodshed, because warlords wants to rule indefinitely and without a proper mandate. They only want to cling on top power by force and neglect the people. That’s why we are here and it’s just tragic. Peace.

Bambi… but why? Why even bother? It is just getting foolish by now. There is nothing to gain and it is just stalling for time. The Government, the Authorities and the whole embodiment of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is just showing their arrogance, entitlement and disregard of the will of the people at this point. They are just showing their moves, acts and how they play.
The NRM and their candidate is taking people for fools and idiots when they filed in the petition and wanting a recount of votes. As the Electoral Commission had stalled the gazette and waited to officially send the documentation to the Parliament after the By-Election. Even after finalizing it and deliver a Return Form for Transmission of Results, which specifically said the National Unity Platform Candidate won this By-Election in the Kawempe North constituency.
It is just hogwash that the Return Form is saying 8593 votes for Fardiah Kigongo Nambi and on the gazette published today it says 9058. Meanwhile the NUP candidate went from 17764 to 17939. So, the numbers are jaded and for a purpose. That’s because the NRM and their candidate had already petitioned the Electoral Commission on the 21st March and now today the Gazette came into affect. Just like clockwork and today the team released the letter to petition the Electoral Commission, was dated back to the 21st March 2025. While the Return Form is dated to the 14th March 2024. It is just slowly grinding this and making everything to a halt.
The NRM isn’t even playing smart about it. Just like it wasn’t wise to publicly go around and beat people. Neither was it smart to use government machinery and the methods to boost the NRM candidate during the campaigns. It didn’t help that JATT and other entities brought violence, intimidation and caused havoc during the campaigns and the polls. The creation of war-zone is only undermining the efforts of the NRM itself, as it only shows their vicious and sinister side. Alas, the people won’t buy into that, but want to rebuke it.
The NRM isn’t capable or smart enough. This isn’t playing for the long haul, but for the short-con. This is trying to forge a narrative, but it cannot work. They are only showing their blatant disregard of the people and their will. It is only showing their inability to accept defeat and fight for another. That’s the reality here and a concept the NRM cannot phantom, I suppose.
The NRM lost and was bound to loose regardless, the NRM could have had Jesus as a candidate and they would lose this campaign. No one want to vote for the party of brutality, violence and intimidation. No matter how much they try to bribe and knock on people’s doors. No, they have lost their marbles.
This isn’t winning people’s hearts. Neither is this service delivery or being honest. It is just misuse of power and abusing the system, a system that is created by the NRM. The NRM is trying to juxtaposition itself. Just like Museveni sometimes wants to sound like an opposition to himself and the creation he has created. That’s just the game that the NRM plays and they take people for fools while doing so.
The game is rigged… and the ones rigging it wants to call foul. It should be fiction, but is our mere reality. This is who the NRM are in 2025. Peace.

