South Sudan President Plans to Shrink Government
July 16, 2012
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir arrives at a leaders meeting at the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa July 14, 2012.
There is growing support for President Salva Kiir’s plan to downsize his government. Mr. Kiir said earlier this month that due to the current austerity measures, he needs to eliminate positions that will save money and provide more social services.
The President acknowledged in his one year anniversary speech on July 9th that his government is larger than that of many other governments in the region. After the shutdown in oil production in January, which accounted for 98 percent of South Sudan’s revenue, Kirr said the government had to make dramatic cuts.
South Sudan has 59 ministers and deputy ministers at the national level alone. And there are 21 commissions whose chairpersons have similar entitlements.
Civil society activists and opposition politicians are urging President Kiir to move quickly on implementing the cuts. Jimmy Wongo, a senior member of the opposition United Sudanese African Party, says the move is long overdue.
“Not only should the president cut down the number of ministries but even consider [downsizing] his big parliament, which has 332 members. This is too big for a new country like ours.”
Wongo says people should be hired on the basis of their competence and merit.
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