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Family members of General Gabriel Jok Riak have dismissed fake news circulating on the social media and in Ugandan gossip newspapers linking a man dressed up as a Brigadier General to South Sudan’s Chief of Defence. The man in question is “Brown” aka Paulino Akoon Yel Dut. He is the “spokesman” for South Sudan United Front / Army faction of Garang Achiec Bol Agiu. Akoon Yel Dut is from Northern Bahr el Ghazal Region. He studied in Gulu, Uganda according to those who know him and has zero military experience. He is not related to General Gabriel Jok Riak in any way whatsoever according to the family. The family said General Jok does not have any  children in the military service or who hold senior army ranks. More to follow shortly... 

  Officials in Torit State confirmed that two women died as a result of heavy flood in Torit East County.   The Commissioner of Torit East County Hon. Tobby  Majak said that the flood resulted because of heavy rains in Torit State.   Torit East Commissioner also said that the effect of the flood was so devastating as crops were destroyed and people had to move to higher grounds and start farming afresh to avoid another calamity  The Commissioner is advising the people of his county not to give up in farming after the flood.  He believed farming will eradicate poverty in the State.    Hon. Tobby is also asking for help from the State Government and also from the Humanitarian agencies to come to bring aid to his people.   More to follow shortly...  

SPLM-IO Deputy Spokesman confirmed that they have released 15 Prisoners of and have been handed over to South Sudan Red Cross.   The Deputy SPLM-IO said they released the because of the peace agreement  Manawa own words “The 15 persons have been transported from New Fangak to Juba. It is a good move towards the implementation of the peace process.”  Speaker Manawa is also urging the government to do the same by releasing the SPLM-IO prisoners detained in Juba.   Red Cross Communication Officer Aidah Khamis said that “facilitated the release of 15 persons detained in relation to the conflict in South Sudan.” The Red Cross communication officer also said that ”We safely transported the former detainees to Juba on Thursday and they were handed over to the government.”  What do you think of the move by SPLM-IO to release the Prisoners of war???  More to follow shortly.... 

Victoria Nasra the Director General in the Ministry Gender, Child and Social Welfare confirms that South Sudan leads with the highest number of rape cases. The Director General also said that the reasons to why South Sudan leads in rape cases is because of high level of alcohol consumption in the country.    Victoria Nasra also said that due to alcohol consumption the armed forces tend to lose control of themselves.   The rape cases in South Sudan led to families being broken because of the after effects of the rape.  Rape cases also led to children dropping out of school and also high level of divorce in the community.   More to follow shortly.... 

A former commissioner in Lol state and six other people have been arrested for alleged involvement in illegal gold mining activities in his County Alamin Ahmed, the former Commissioner of Kafia Kinyja, was dismissed from office last week and immediately apprehended along with his executive director, deputy director, three Sudanese miners and a South Sudanese national.  Lol state Minister for information, Anei Anei Juach says Ahmed instructed the area executive director and his deputy to give the green light to the illegal miners. Juach says by the time of arrest, the miners had dug three hundred out of one thousand planned illegal gold wells in Kafia Kinyja. The suspects have been taken to Wau for further investigation.  More to follow shortly... 

  The communities in Lafon County from Torit State have decided to abandon their County due to hunger, the Commissioner Of Lafon County Confirmed this report.   Hon. Owar Marko added that every day a large number of families had to flee the County due to drought and as a result there is no food to sustain them.   The drought came as a result of poor harvest in the County. The poor harvest is because of lack of rain in the County the commissioner said.  Roads connecting Lafon County to other counties and States have became impassable for humanitarians to deliver food aid to the County.    The commissioner is appealing to the government and humanitarian agencies to come to their rescue immediately.  More to follow shortly.... 

Just less than two weeks ago after sacking Petroleum Minister Hon. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, South Sudan President ordered investigation into his crude oil pre-sale deals.   South Sudan President also organized an investigation committee to complete the inquiry.   President Salva Kiir also said that “ascertain the number of pre-sale agreements and companies allocated crude oil on the basis of pre-sale.” The investigation is expected to take 14 days only.  The committee will investigate: 1. The process of crude oil pre-sale and Taxes 2. Verifying the crude oil pre-sale data It is still unclear to why the president ordered the investigation but it is believed to be because of corruption activities in the petroleum department.   More to come shortly.... 

Juba academy emerged as the best secondary in the just released secondary education results.  It got a 100% pass rate.   It means all the subjects has an excellent pass rate in Juba Academy the pride of South Sudan.   Juba Academy is also followed by St. Thomas Secondary which is also in the same state known as Jubek State.   Let's break down the performances from all the states: Aweil East State 96.6% Eastern Lakes State 96.9% Amadi State 13.3,% So the question is who is the best student in the recent secondary examination.  He is no other than Michael Dut Arok Mabior with 96%. From Darling Wisdom School. He also sat for his exams in Jubek state.   More to come shortly....

Girls ranging from 11-15 years have been caught by Torit Authority going to Juba on foot in search of job.   The six underage girls were caught in Lowoi a Torit West Payam.  The alleged girls also claimed that they have been mistreated by their parents and had no one who cares nor wanted to take care of them.  Torit Police Spokesperson Lt. Mathew Ochan said that police are currently searching for the parents of the six girls.   The six underage children are currently being held at Torit Central Prison and they are being provided care and support by the Child Protection Unit.   South Sudan Law does not allow minors to travel without proper reason. More to come shortly....   

South Sudan Members of Parliament threatened to impeach speaker Makana if he still insist that the Finance Minister to read the budget for the fiscal year 2019/2020. The threat came after civil servants have not been paid their salaries for the last six months by the government.   Just last Thursday the members of parliament rejected the new budget to be read and rectified and some even storm out of the parliament causing chaos.   The chaos forced the speaker the speaker to suspend the debate on budget immediately.   A member of the parliament Hon. Dhoruai Mabor who hails from Rumbek East County said that “If the speaker calls for tabling the budget before the payment of salaries, we will impeach him,” he stressed. Hon. Mabor also added that “We have united ourselves regardless of our political parties and regions… I am confident of what I am saying and I am talking from the base because our people are suffering, we know that there is money, ...

South Sudan TNLA today met to revisit the incident that occurred last week when most of the members rejected the fiscal year 2019/2020 budget.   The wired thing about the meeting is that, it was neither conducted in parliament nor the main hall.   A member of the TNLA Hon. Yoane said that she has nothing to day regarding the meeting  “I’m not telling you that there is no sitting or there is sitting tomorrow…I’m saying no comment for time being.”  His reaction came after thebTNLA denied the finance minister chance to read the budget. TNLA was urging that the civil servants have not been paid for six months. Another member of the TNLA Hon. Dharua Mabor said that “For us the parliament is not going to be ready and we will never be ready again to discuss the budget without a program,” he said. He further added that “Can you bring the new budget to be discussed when you have not brought the annual expenditure report of 2018/2019 budget? How did the...

Authorities of South Sudan’s Western Lakes State have banned the possession of illegal firearms in the state. Western Lakes States Authorities today banned the civilians from possessing Illegal firearms in the state.   The banned came after series of unprecedented murder cases in the state deeming the insecure  Western Lakes State Governor said that “I, Major general, Mahmoud Solomon Deer Agok, governor of Western Lakes State do hereby issue this order for the banning of illegal armed person movement within the headquarters of all the eleven (11) Counties of Western Lakes State.” The order will not implemented fully minus the support of the armed forces so the governor is calling on all the armed forces in his state to help implement his order.   Citizens of Western Lakes State are happy with the order since they will be able to carry out their daily activities minus fear of unknown gunmen.   South Sudanese what do you think of this bra...

Torit State Officially opened Equatoria International University. The University will temporarily be located at Torit Institute until funds can be be found to built the university.  The University currently have enlisted 50 students from various faculty. Prof. Philemon Bwanga the registrar of academic confirms it.   The registrar of academic said that classes will start officially on June 24. “Torit is actually blessed to have this university now functioning. Education is now brought on your doorsteps so that you can access education cheaply and even at your own convenience. In our program, from Monday at 10:00, we expect all those whose names were read on radio stations to come for orientation.”  Professor Bwanga further said thatv“We need to equip you with what you are supposed to go through during the classes and your respective lecturers. After that, on Tuesday we shall have orientation of our staff members.” Equatoria International University Vice C...

IGAD is not happy with South Sudan Government for withholding money given to them for the peace agreement since most tasks are still pending.   The demand from IGAD came After South Sudan Government promised to avail 100 Million Dollars for the peace implementation during the pre-transitional period.  Early this year NPTC provided a budget of 285 million dollars which was also approved by the cabinet in Juba.  The tasks in the NPTC budget has not even kick off.  Activities like assembling of soldiers, training, screening and unification are all still pending.  Members of the SPLA-IO in Ngiri Cantonment site last week complaint of hunger and lack of medical facilities too.   Here is what IGAD council of ministers have to say “[The council] calls on all Parties to the Agreement to continue their engagement in the peace process; and thanks the Special Envoy and the R-JMEC for their efforts.” The big question is what happened to a sum...

Yei River State is very calm and stable no security incident, confirms the State Minister of Information. The minister also said that the hotbed of the rebels like Lasu road and Kupera is also calm since  no insecurity incidences reported. The State Information Minister Hon. Mowa Moses applauded the hard work done by the armed forces from the government to bring order in the state.  The calmness in the State made many people to return back to Yei River State  since all the roads have been opened.   Yei River State is a medium size city in South Sudan and it boarders both Uganda and Democratic Republic Of Congo.  More to come shortly.... 

South Sudanese gangs in Kakuma Refugee Camp clashed. The clash resulted in one person dead and seven others wounded. The group resides in Kakuma 4. Kakuma 4 is a new area opened in Kakuma Refugee Camp in the year 2014 when War broke out in South Sudan. The two groups commonly known as Migos and Kayole had been having conflicts for a long time. Whenever they meet they fight.  We are yet to know the reason of the fight but currently investigation is underway as Criminal Investigation Department have taken over the matter.  Most of the gang leaders have been arrested and some fled or are on the run.  The Police is asking for support to help identify those criminals and bring them to the book. More to follow shortly....

Former Deputy Governor appears in court over missing 3.64 million SSP. The Ex-Deputy Governor of Western Lakes State also was acting education Minister. During his role as state acting education minister he stole over 3,638,700 SSP and he was brought to court to explain the missing money which was meant for teachers and students. Earlier this month, Hon. Kerjok admitted that at least 10.68 million SSP did not reach the teachers claiming that his former employer blocked them from being given to the beneficiaries. Hon. Deng has however, been tide lips about the claim and hasn’t made any comment to the public regarding the saga.  The now Unemployed politician William Koji Kerjok, showed himself to the court sitting on Friday morning in blue suits with his defense lawyer. Speaking to the press after the court hearing, Koji’s defense lawyer Moses Marial Bol said that the court should dismiss the case against his client claiming that the money was with the former governor and ...

Western Lakes State police spokesperson confirmed that a man killed a relative accidentally and injured another person in the cattle camp.   Mr. Elijah Mabor the State spoke person said that the alleged man mishandled his gun "One person died on the spot and another was seriously wounded in the incident and is receiving treatment in Rumbek state hospital, the cause of the incident was due to the mishandling of the gun." Murderer is currently in the police custody says the State Spokesperson “Our organized forces immediately went to the remote cattle camp of Gumaach to hunt for the suspect until they managed to arrest him.”  Currently investigation is currently underway and also the family of the deceased and the injured decision is being waited by the police.  More to follow shortly.... 

 Police in Rumbek have arrested two men accused of raping a 49 year old woman.  Just last year over 12 cases have been reported in western lakes state.   The arrested suspects are Mr. Mayom John and Mr. Malei Meen. The suspects are currently under police custody and are awaiting further investigation.   The two suspects said that they were under the influence of alcohol and has no idea of what happened afterwards.     The victim of the rape is currently undergoing medication at Rumbek Hospital after she fully recovered that is when the rapist will be arraign in the court.     The young men of South Sudan should be careful and be in control when taking alcohol at all time.     "According to Section 247 of the South Sudan Penal Code, whosoever has sexual intercourse or carnal intercourse with another person against his or her will, commits the offence of rape and upon conviction, shall be s...

Corrupt traffic police officers have been dismissed from duty as Interior Minister confirms this report.  Corruption issue on the roads have been very rampant as motorist are always swindled of their hard earn money by the traffic police officers.   Hon. Michael Chiengjiek said that in the months of May and June traffic officers caught across the country accepting bribes or demanding bribes from the motorist have been dismissed from duty.  In his own words the Minister of Interior Hon. Michael said that “This is a message to anyone who wants to commit such crimes. We think this is the correct measure and so we will continue as the police administration to arrest errant policemen so that we bring an end to such behaviors.”  So how are this officers caught that is the big question.  The interior officer said that the minister have employed intelligence officers who do the surveillance across the country.  This is a big move by ministry to ...

South Sudan National Legislative Assembly erupted in Chaos on Thursday Morning today after Members of Parliament denied the Finance minister to read the 2019/2020 budget.   The reason to why the Finance Minister was denied chance to present the 2019/2020 budget is because the Members of Parliament were not paid some outstanding arrears.  The Members of Parliament insisted that all outstanding arrears of over 6 months should be paid to all the civil servants.  Last week on Friday council of ministers approved a raft draft of the budget of 208 billion pounds for the year 2019/2020. When the finance minister stood to present the 2019/2020 budget for scrutiny he met with noise and boos.   One Member of parliament said that “Mr. Speaker, the salaries for the budget of the financial year 2018/2019 have not been paid upto today. How can we debate the new bill yet the previous bill has not been accounted for.”  Another Member of Parliament add...

South Sudan Parliament Summoned Kuol Manyang Minister Of Defense, Nhial Deng Minister Of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Kapoeta State Governor Luis Lobong over Kenya boarder issue.  This came after some members of parliament claimed that the Kenya government launched 65-kilometer road rehabilitation project last month. The three government officials were summoned over a project by Kenya to construct a tarmac road pass Nadapal up-to Kor Nakodok.   The Kenya road project is about 70 kilometers and it goes 12 kilometers deep inside South Sudan territory.  Apart from the broads Kenyan troops have encroached into South Sudan territory making it hard for the natives to take their cattles for grazing.   Kapoeta State Member of parliament Hon. Epone Loolimo said that “The local communities of Kapoeta state have been denied access to grazing land and freedom of movement -despite an MoU signed between [our] national government with t...

South Sudan People's Defence Force (SSPDF)  underwent a training on conflict sexual violence and human right.   The training was conducted by United Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS).   The training amid allegations accusing the South Sudan People's Defence Force (SSPDF) committing various atrocities to the women and young girls of South Sudan.  A report was published earlier his year about over 125 women raped in Northern Liech by the South Sudan People's Defence Force.   South Sudan People's Defense Force (SSPDF) Human Rights Officer John Oziegbe admit that the training will equip the army with knowledge to curb any sexual violence committed by the army.   The Human Rights Officer is asking the Army to take what they learn seriously and spread the message to grassroots level.   More to come shortly.....   

Salva Kiir Women Hospital in Rumbek receives solar donation from South Sudanese in Diaspora mostly from Australia.   The chairman of South Sudanese in Diaspora Australia section said that the solar is to be used mostly in the maternity ward and also to fight darkness in the maternity ward.   The solar will be used to light the incubator in the maternity ward and all be used in theatre during operation.   Dr. Ali Dhamir gives his thanks to the Rumbek community in diaspora for their act of kindness.   Dr. Ali who is also the Medical Director in the facility said that the Solar's will help save many lives in Rumbek.  Australia has a high number of South Sudanese. Here is a breakdown of their population: New South Wale 651, Western Australia 512 and Victoria 1200. More to follow shortly.... 

United States government has launched a 7.5 Million dollars project to conserve wild life.  The project will focus on Boma and Badingilo National park and will also support livelihood.   The US Ambassador to South Sudan Tom Hushek said that the funding all address poaching and livelihood in the areas mentioned.  The funding will protect endangered species and also animals like cheetah, crocodile and pangoline the ambassador confirms.  In the ambassadors own words “South Sudan has tremendous biological resources of national, regional, and global importance. These include iconic species such as elephants, giraffes, buffalos, lions, leopards, and one of the world’s largest antelope migrations.”  The ambassador also added that “The heart of our work in conservation is making sure that local communities in South Sudan benefit from protecting the natural resources that are their heritage.”  David Yau You and the minister of Wildlife Conservatio...

Governor of Kapoeta Stats Hon. Louis Lobong Lojore confirmed to the media that after a heavy rain in Kapoeta on Tuesday 35 people lost their lives.  The same rain hit various parts of South Sudan like Duk in Jonglei whereby people also died.   Hon. Lobong said that "We lost about 35 people during the heavy rains that hit several counties in the state on 10 June, so this is what happened here."  He added that the flood destroyed people homes and even destroy the bridges.  “We are trying to create awareness among our people to control water-borne diseases,” he said. The flood affected the market in Kapoeta since it cleared all the food store in Kapoeta State. He added.  Finally he is calling out to the humanitarian organization to come and rescue his people plus the government too since many people are dire need of help.  More to come shortly.... 

  Mr. Jacob Aligo Ladu the chairman of the Dissemination Committee confirmed that some part of Yei River State have not received the message.  The country has been in a sorrowful stats since the civil war started, the war destroyed properties and brought suffering to South Sudan.  He added.   Mr. Jacob said that the peace agreement ghat saw signed brought peace and relief to South Sudan people.   The main reason to why the dissemination exercises will be done is for the people of Yei River State to understand the content of the peace agreement.    More to follow shortly.... 

South Sudan Minister Of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Nhial Deng Nhial today signed an agreement with the Kenyan Ambassador Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary For Foreign. The agreement is about Boundary Demarcation and Delimitation.  In the past years South Sudan watched as Kenya pushed their boarder from Lokicchokio to Nadapal and rumors has it that Kenya is planning to extent it's boarders  up-to Loolim South Sudan.  The full content of the agreement is yet to be disclosed but let's wait and see when both government will disclose it.  Hon. Nhial Deng Nhial was accompanied by South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya, Amb. Chol M. U. Ajongo and First Secretary, Mr. Peter G. Jok, to the bilateral meeting where regional and multilateral issues were also discussed. The agreement was signed in Nairobi Kenya Capital City. More to follow shortly....

Former Jonglei State Governor Philip Aguer Panyang termed his sacking a normal routine shuffle by the president and he has no issue with the sacking.   The former governor said he had serve his people for a very long tone “I am happy with my relieve. It is something normal. I welcome the new governor and I wish him success in his leadership. And I am thankful to the people of Jonglei State for cooperating with me for three and a half years.” The former governor said there were some forces behind his sacking and they finally managed to succeed in their mischief.  In his own words “I was appointed in 2015 after community recommendation. But since I was appointed, a group of politicians in Juba was not happy. They have been lobbying for my sacking for the last three years. But I am thankful that the president did not listen to them throughout those years. So now I think my sacking is just a routine process because the president has powers to appoint and relieve.”...