
Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has explained
why he always wears Khaki and red beret to
attend public events. He shared his explanation
on his Facebook wall.
"So many people have asked this same
question " what is behind your mode of
outfits and what is the motivating
principle?" The 'Red Beret' is my signature
for a struggle of the common people. The
'Khaki' is just nothing but a very modest
way of appreciating the magnitude of
problems the 'common people' face in this
country.
I don't fancy putting on attires outside that
because it does not at all, portray our
understanding of the situation in which we
operate. There are people in this country
who find it difficult to eat one meal a day
and yet, we intimidate and harass them
with gorgeously expensive dresses. Some
of our apparels can even feed a whole
community! I find it difficult to reconcile
such an irony. (Sighs) So, I have decided to
just live happily and modestly because that
is how I feel happy each time I am in my
simple wears. As for the 'Red Beret', it is
the signature of those who struggle against
injustice, violence and oppression of the
poor. In fact, the red colour, historically
represents the blood of the poor people
who have been struggling for a better
society. Each time we look at the red beret,
we remember that some people have
sacrificed their lives in struggling to live
better in a world which was created by God
and which others have decided to hijack
and live at their own advantage against the
voiceless majority. So...the summary of
who I am is that I am a Comrade walking
the talk "he stated
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