“There are people in civil service today holding the [upper] echelons of the administration in South Sudan that do not deserve to be there. But perhaps because of their role during the war they found themselves sitting there.”
Edmond Yakani, a program coordinator for the local NGO, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, says it is not just administration jobs that must be slashed. He says the number of “constitutional post-holders” should be cut in half.
“If we can lose at least over 50% of the current constitutional post-holders as a principle of downsizing I would say congratulations to the president.”
Lorna Merekaje of the South Sudan Democratic Elections and Monitoring Program says she’ll believe it when she sees it.
“Is it going to happen, and when? I believe if it takes place as soon as this month then we will all believe that we have government that is working.”
Yakani says some communities will perceive the removal of their members from government positions as a deliberate attempt to marginalize them.
“I think a public office is not for a tribe, a public service is not for a community, a public office is for qualified citizens. So regardless of where we come from, as long as we are qualified, we can deliver services to the people.”
The Sudan Tribune website reports a top government minister was authorized to overhaul the government structure and provide recommendations to the president last month.
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