Kiir Cleans House: Health, Humanitarian, and Security Chiefs Out in Surprise Decrees

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‎Health, Relief, and National Security Shake Up Signals New Political Realignment ‎ ‎President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a wave of presidential decrees, reshuffling leadership in three of South Sudan’s most sensitive institutions: the Ministry of Health, the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), and the National Security Service (NSS). ‎ ‎The decrees, announced on State-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Wednesday evening, have already ignited heated political debate. While the presidency gave no reasons, analysts say the shake-up is tied to performance, political loyalty, and election calculations. ‎ ‎1. Aniin Ngot Ngot Out as Health Undersecretary ‎Profile: Who is Aniin Ngot Ngot? ‎Aniin Ngot Ngot, a career civil servant, has long been a fixture in the Ministry of Health. Rising through the ranks of public administration, he was appointed Undersecretary during the height of South Sudan’s post-war reconstruction efforts. ‎As Undersecretary, Aniin oversaw the...
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Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, address investors to South Sudan's tourism sector

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File: Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs. 


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Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs, woos the potential investors to take advantage of the wildlife and tourism industry, which he describes as the biggest wildlife population on planet earth. 


Dr. Marial Benjamin, urges the friends and partners of South Sudan to come and invest in the tourism industry. 


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South Sudan, is currently the second largest country for mammals migration, mammals like, Elephant, Lion, Hippopotamus and giraffe. 


Dr. Marial Benjamin, further said that, South Sudan is an ideal destination for tourism but the Country needs investors to improve the tourism industry. 


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“We have the biggest wildlife on earth, when you get our real lion, it is not a lion that knows a car it is a real one. When you see a buffalo it is a real one, the real wild one, when you see an elephant, when you see a giraffe, we are number one. But tourism what do we have? Dr Marial Benjamin asked.


Dr. Marial Benjamin, pleaded with the friends of South Sudan to invest in the tourism sector. 


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“I’m saying this to our friends and partners who are here please invest in tourism, help this country to move in that direction this is very important. In infrastructure alone this country since the interim period we have 14,000 km of roads to be built,” Marial Benjamin said.


Dr. Marial Benjamin further said that, South Sudan needs assistance in terms of loans to build projects. 


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“We need assistance, projects cannot be built by hand from a country you have to build them through loans.” Dr. Marial Benjamin said. 


“Allow us to have loans, so that we build these roads so that our citizens can stay in their villages, produce for themselves and market their products on good tarmac roads.” Dr. Benjamin Marial said. 

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