Salva Kiir Mayardit Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Personal life== ===Stetson hat=== [[File:Salva Kiir Mayardit with George Bush November 15, 2007.jpg|thumb|Kiir with United States [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]], 15 November 2007]] In 2006, when visiting the [[White House]], Kiir received a black [[stetson]] as a gift from U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]. He reportedly liked it so much that he purchased several. He now rarely makes public appearances without wearing one.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Colum|last=Lynch|title=Where did Kiir get his ten-gallon hat?|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/09/26/where-did-kiir-get-his-ten-gallon-hat/|access-date=11 July 2016|magazine=Foreign Policy}}</ref> ===Marriage controversy=== In a politically charged social issue, it has been claimed that Kiir secretly married the daughter of former comrade, the late [[William Nyuon Bany]], an ethnic Nuer and former leader of the SPLA. Allegedly, a traditional Dinka ceremony was conducted by his brothers. This led to strife between Kiir's eldest daughter and Aluel William Nyuon Bany.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Nairobian|title=Battles rock Salva Kiir family in Nairobi|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/thenairobian/article/4998/battles-rock-salva-kiir-family-in-nairobi?pageNo=2|access-date=16 April 2014|publisher=Standard Media Group}}</ref> Kiir has not publicly commented on the allegation. According to media reports in Kenya, "Kiir's in-laws" have requested privacy.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Nairobian|title="Our family life is private" Kiirs in-law says|url=http://newskenya.co.ke/news/latest/the-standard/-our-family-life-is-private-kiirs-in-law-says/ebl9k.465347|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233128/http://newskenya.co.ke/news/latest/the-standard/-our-family-life-is-private-kiirs-in-law-says/ebl9k.465347|archive-date=22 April 2014|access-date=21 April 2014|publisher=Standard Media}}</ref> ===Urinating incident=== On 13 December 2022, Kiir appeared at the inauguration of a road project, and the television broadcast of the event captured footage of Kiir [[urinary incontinence|involuntarily urinating]] and making a puddle on the ground, while he and others attending the event stood for the [[South Sudan Oyee!|South Sudanese national anthem]].<ref name="2022-12-15-YT-STV">{{cite web |title=South Sudan President Pee On His Body During Road Commissioning |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_96muXW0XM |website=YouTube |publisher=SaharaTV |access-date=7 January 2023 |language=en |format=Video |date=15 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The footage [[Viral video|went viral]] internationally, and the incident was attributed to the possibility that Kiir was suffering from a [[urinary tract infection]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Sahara Reporters|title=Viral Video: 71-Year-Old South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit Peeing Himself While Inaugurating Road Project|url=https://saharareporters.com/2022/12/14/viral-video-71-year-old-south-sudan-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-peeing-himself-while|access-date=16 December 2022|author=Omoyele Sowore}}</ref> On 18 December, it was reported that some of the journalists who had covered the incident were missing, and at least one was dead.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |url=https://www.kanyidaily.com/2022/12/journalists-who-filmed-south-sudan-president-salva-kiir-wetting-himself-reportedly-missing-others-found-dead.html |title=Journalists Who Filmed South Sudan President Salva Kiir Wetting Himself Reportedly Missing, Others Found Dead |first=Tobias |last=Sylvester |date=18 December 2022 |work=Kanyi Daily}}</ref> On 6 January 2023, six TV team members from [[South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation]] were detained based on suspicion of distribution of unauthorized footage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/six-journalists-reportedly-held-over-footage-of-south-sudans-president-wetting-himself |title=Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself |first=Danya |last=Hajjaji |date=7 January 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page