Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Urges Youth to End the “virus” of Tribalism, Nepotism

“There is a lot of tribalism and nepotism in this country because of the indifferences we have within our communities,” he said in his November 21 homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral of Wau Diocese

The 50-year-old Catholic Bishop who has been at the helm of Wau Diocese since his Episcopal Ordination in January 2021 went on to say, “Nepotism becomes a big problem among our people because some people don’t consider others who are not their relatives to get jobs which make them end up unemployed.”

“Nepotism has covered the whole nation because everyone is considering his or her family first than the rest,” the South Sudanese Catholic Bishop lamented, adding, “One needs to work with all the efforts, experience and the skills without fear for all to get jobs equally because every citizen has the right to work anywhere in the country.”

He continued, “We should do things knowing that Christ is in the company of our work because he’s the one guiding us through the work to be successful.” 

The November 16-20 Youth Conference was held under the theme, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven” (Mt 5:16).

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Patrick Juma Wani is a South Sudanese journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. Patrick holds a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Makerere Institute for Social Development (MISD) in Uganda. He has over 7 years of extensive experience in leading the development and implementation of media, advocacy, communication and multimedia strategy and operations, with an excellent track record of editorial leadership, budget management, and stakeholder outreach. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.