| In South Sudan
Amid Haysom Games Pastor
Leda Favors Godson and
Preaches On Messiah
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
UN GATE,
Oct 5 – How corrupt is today's
UN under Antonio Guterres?
While its UNMISS Mission
steals a radio station and
land by the Juba airport, it
stands by as Riek Machar is
disappeared - South
Sudan and UNMISS, about which
his spokespeople Stephane
Dujarric and Melissa Fleming
refuse all Press questions.
Inner City Press has asked
them, and others, about the
newest sex abuse case against
the UN there. This, from a UN
whistleblower sent to Inner
City Press:
Dear Matthew
Russell Lee,
Recent staff
meetings on downsizing and
workforce reductions have left
many personnel unsettled,
following remarks by the Chief
of Staff, Ms. Leda Liman.
Known to some as “Pastor Leda”
for delivering religious
sermons in South Sudan and
beyond, Ms. Liman advised
staff to “stop worrying about
uncertainties and sleep well
at night — management is paid
higher to make those
decisions.”
Staff have
expressed concern that such
remarks appear insensitive and
fail to acknowledge the
serious impact restructuring
could have on their
livelihoods. Many also
question Ms. Liman’s
suitability for her role,
noting her rapid progression
from P-3 to D-2 without
leaving the mission, and
reports that she is now
rostered as DSRSG after
expecting to succeed Mr. Cong
in a senior post or to get in
other duty stations.
Further unease
surrounds alleged favoritism
and irregular promotions
within the Mission. Ms. Liman
has reportedly recruited and
promoted close associates,
including her godson, Kwame
Akoto-Danso, who advanced from
P-2 to P-4 without open
competition. With the SRSG
absent and focused on medical
care, Ms. Liman is seen as
exercising significant
authority with limited
oversight — while those
connected to her appear
shielded from the
restructuring process.
The Director of Mission
Support (DMS), Victoria
Browning whose mandate
should include safeguarding
transparency — is perceived as
reluctant to intervene.
Having
arrived from Geneva to UNMISS
as a P-5 as a secondment and
later obtaining a D-2 post
with support from former SRSG
David Shearer, the DMS’s own
contract renewal reportedly
depends on the Chief of
Staff’s approval. Budget
restrictions that should have
required her return to Geneva
were reportedly bypassed with
support from Ms. Martha Helena
Lopez’s office in New York,
extending her assignment until
December and now possibly
until June, raising questions
about conflicts of interest
and misusing the
budgets.
Operationally,
several key decisions are
reportedly shaped by Mr.
Aggrey Kedogo, promoted from
P-4 to D-1 under the influence
of senior allies who misuse
him for irregular activities.
Many staff perceive this as
fostering a “scratch my back
and I’ll scratch yours”
culture, with links to
decision-makers in New York -
and ultimately to Guterres.
Meanwhile,
Ms. Liman’s public sermons
have also raised eyebrows.
Guterres,
they say, should end
censorship. Application was
made on June 19, 2025. Still
as of September 30 no answer
at all from Melissa Fleming or
Stephane Dujarric. Totally
corrupt. Watch this site.
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