South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked the East African nation’s speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, in line with a decree learn out within the parliament on Tuesday.
Tulio Odongi Ayahu, chief whip of Kiir’s ruling Sudan Individuals’s Liberation Motion (SPLM), introduced the decree eradicating Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and her deputy, Permena Awerial Aluong, from their posts within the Transitional Nationwide Legislative Meeting.
The transfer follows a petition final week by SPLM caucus members accusing Kumba of corruption linked to the alleged mismanagement of parliamentary funds and calling for her elimination.
Kumba, who made historical past in 2021 as the primary lady to serve as speaker of South Sudan’s parliament, has not responded to the allegations.
Kiir appointed Joseph Ngere Paciko and Abuk Paiti Ayiik as the brand new speaker and deputy speaker, respectively.
The sackings come simply after Kiir in late February abruptly fired the then Finance Minister Bak Barnaba Chol, who had been in workplace for simply three months, with out giving a motive.
Analysts say Kiir steadily reshuffles senior political and army posts to keep up his grip on energy amid persistent instability and hypothesis over his eventual succession.
Esther Ndu
Times Nigeria