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Kiir sacks governor and administrator in mini shuffle Wednesday June 09 2021 Summary The South Sudanese leader did not give reasons for the changes, only citing presidential powers enshrined in the Constitution. The Lakes State has been experiencing killings related to gun violence. Among the recent incidents was the shooting of a Catholic priest two months ago, which the President condemned. Advertisement South Sudan President Salva Kiir has made a mini reshuffle in the coalition government and dropped the Lakes State Governor and Reweng Administrative Area Chief Overseer. President Kiir, through a presidential decree issued Tuesday night, sacked Lakes State leader Makur Kulang and replaced him with Gen Riiny Tueny Mabor, who was heading the Military Intelligence. ....
Calm returns to Rumbek East as security forces deploy Authorities in Lakes State have said that calm has returned to Rumbek East County after security forces were deployed to contain sectional clashes in the area. Renewed inter-communal clashes between the Gony and Thuyic over the weekend left 23 people dead and 20 wounded. The fighting happened in the Manyang-rel cattle camp of Rumbek East County on Saturday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj Monday, the caretaker state minister for information and communication, William Kocji Kerjok, confirmed that calm has returned in Rumbek East County following a heavy deployment of security forces to contain the violence. ....
cattle camp in South Sudan’s Lakes State, October 2012. (The Niles photo) Local authorities in Cueibet town of Lakes State said marauders suspected to be from Pagor and Duong Payams on Wednesday killed a Sub-chief, Athugi Atool, and raided 56 head of cattle in Agangrial village of Ngap Payam. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, the secretary-general of the now-defunct Gok State, Zechariah Mamer Thokgor, confirmed that 26 out of 56 head of cattle raided were recovered by the owners from the armed raiders. The security forces are still following up the raiders who killed Sub-chief Athugi Atool from the Jurbeli section of Ngap Payam, Zechariah Mamer said. ....
Cultural festival week kicks off in Rumbek The Cipuou-mat community-based organization, supported by Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund (POF), has organized week-long cultural activities in the Lakes State capital, Rumbek. The event commenced on Saturday at Akon Buoi Cultural Centre under the theme, Achieving Peace through Cultural Diversity. The launch of the cultural week which was attended by over 100 participants from different communities was officially opened by Lakes State governor, Makur Kulang Liei. Governor Makur Kulang told Radio Tamazuj that the diverse communities of Lakes State should cease intercommunal hostilities and revenge killings and that the use of guns to kill each other has never been a culture of the community. ....