“On September 2, a fire that gutted a girls’ dormitory at Moi Girls School, claiming the lives of 9 students with many others critically injured, was another test and touching trial for my family,” she wrote. “My late daughter (Alakiir Malong) was a very cheerful, kind and humble girl who had a bright future,” Mrs Malek wrote in a tribute to their daughter. However, she had nothing but contempt for the way the presidency has treated her husband, often portrayed as the harsh face of Dinka nationalism. BLOOD PRESSUREMrs Malek said that her husband had earlier sought and was denied permission by President Kiir to travel to Kenya for treatment. She said that Gen Malong’s blood pressure shot up after President Kiir rejected his request to come to Nairobi.

Source: Daily Nation September 16, 2017 22:30 UTC