
Times like these is a warning. When the likes of Phillip Omon aka Comedian Feel Free has not only started a rebellion movement, but an armed organization to change things in the Republic. His the Commander-in-Chief of the Peoples Freedom Movement (PFM).
The movement and rebellion is only going back to late April 2024. A comedian that has been creating headline for years. A man who was known are now not making jokes or hiring artists to his company anymore. No, his using guns and being fought by the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF).
That’s a sign of how dire things are… when the Comedian doesn’t create a political party or a CSO to push in one direction or another. No, he goes to the bush and take arms against the government. That isn’t a sign of strength, but how things are lingering in the republic. As a man only see one choice and that’s to take arms and try to forge order by lethal conquest. That’s not building institution, but individuals taking power by arms.
Philipp Omon shouldn’t see the need to take arms and use weaponry for his cause. The government and institutions should lead him in other ways. Nevertheless, this is a sign of where the state has failed its citizens. When a guy like this becomes a rebel and start fighting on the battlefield. This shouldn’t be the case, but it is.
A comedian have become a rebel and warlord. Sooner or later he will make himself a general and say he runs parts of the Eastern Equatoria State. We know the army is now going after him and his rebellion. However, this is all a proof of how the government and the authorities have failed.
A comedian shouldn’t need to take these steps. He shouldn’t have the need or see it fit to start an armed rebellion. That just shows how J-1 and the leadership of Juba has failed. This is on them and the years of transition. They could have created opportunities and mechanisms where this wouldn’t be needed. It is just repeating an evil cycle and usage of weaponry to settle grievances, which is only creating more instability and cause havoc.
Some might laugh and giggle out of it, but this is a template of what is wrong. A man shouldn’t have the need or see it as the only way out. However, that’s where we are and it’s tragic.
A man calling himself “feel free” is becoming a rebel and warlord just to make a difference. That shouldn’t be the case, but it is. The administration and leadership of the Republic should feel dismayed and work tirelessly to end this practice. Also show the difference between their time and our time. As there… are a need for contrast and hope for the future.
As this is just a repetition of history and the republic deserves so much better. Peace.














