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Blogs from Kajo Keji County, South Sudan, Africa
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November 30th 2009
So one lunch time the truck just turns up out of the blue from the project in the south, the driver has a list of stuff the project needs including 4000 litres of diesel in drums and doesn want to drive the truck back because of "the crossing" Although I knew the convoy had arrived at the camp down near Kajo Keji, I had no idea what conditions were like or the road between Juba and there, we had reports that a hired truck had been stuck in the mud for 3 days trying to get down there, but the MAN had come up a road that hadn been used for a while and basically a good 30 kms of it ran through minefields, it had been dozed and graded, both passes had found mines, but ... read more
Yei to Kajo Keji, the big convoy
Published: November 13th 2009Africa » South Sudan » Kajo Keji County
October 17th 2009
I wasn't going the full length with this convoy, I would be following the guys down to the border, making sure there were no hassles or major problems at the border, then turning round and heading back to Juba. Because the roads are so bad, the convoy was going to have to head south out of Yei town, at the Congolese border at Morobo the road turns south east, right along the border to the town of Oraba, where the convoy would cross into Uganda, following down to Koboko before heading across to Yumbe and Moyo where they would re-enter back into Sudan to the camp about 40kms inside Kajo Keji county. The route inside Sudan should be about 150kms, instead the trucks would have to do closer to 250kms to get to the right place. ... read more
June 25th 2007
Today we have to go meet with the commissioner of Kajo Keji. They have a custom that when guests or visitors come, they must meet with him and sign the guest book. Lasu’s friend David came to pick us up and we left. The commissioner is a super chill guy and very smart. He is also a believer so it was exciting to have an ally in politics. Mama Susan mentioned to him that they need workers for the orphanage and we discussed bartering for their services. I mentioned to him that I would assist in any way possible and if he needed any of my skills I was available. Most people have very limited knowledge of the computer and everyone wants to learn so I knew I could use that to work a deal. While ... read more
