Kiir announces new South Sudan ministries
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August 21, 2011 (JUBA) - The President of the newly independent
Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit on Saturday issued a
decree listing the 29 ministries that will make up the country’s new
cabinet.
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir lifts South Sudan’s new constitution
to the crowds of people attending an independence ceremony in Juba, on
Saturday July 9, 2011. (AP)
After South Sudan’s independence on July 9th Kiir issued a decree
stating that all ministers would be caretakers until he formed a new
government.
In the hotly anticipated announcement of the cabinet, Kiir may want to
strike a careful balance to keep members of the ruling Sudan People’s
Liberation Movement (SPLM) happy as well as catering for opposition
groups who have criticised his previous appointments for lacking
inclusiveness.
South Sudan’s largest opposition group, a breakaway faction of the
SPLM, has criticised Kiir for not reflecting the political diversity
of the country in his appointments.
Transforming the South Sudan Legislative Assembly from an autonomous
body with Sudan into the lawmaking institution of the newly
independent country has also proved has proved controversial. The
first sitting of the reconstituted National Legislative Assembly (NLA)
failed on August 1 to agree on the position of deputy speaker.
On August 5th Kiir had to intervene in a power struggle between Atem
Garang the former deputy speaker of Sudan’s national parliament in
Khartoum and the the deputy speaker in Juba, Daniel Awet Akot.
Garang, was made the chief whip a third position behind Akut who was
reappointed as the deputy speaker.
As well as Garang, Kiir also amalgamated 96 members from Sudan’s
National Assembly in Khartoum into the Juba parliament. As part of the
2005 peace deal, that allowed South Sudan to secede, the SPLM and
Khartoum’s ruling National Congress Party shared power for six years
until the deal ended with the separation of the South.
Kiir also appointed 66 new MPs on top of the 96 from Khartoum and the
existing 170 southern lawmakers that had been elected in elections in
April, bringing the total number to 332.
About 20% of the additional appointees come from other political
parties. South Sudan has 23 political parties, but only five are
included in the new bicameral national parliament.
On August 1st Kiir appointed the South Sudan Council of States, , the
country’s second legislative chamber, which four days later elected
Joseph Bul Chan at its speaker.
The 50-member Council consists of 20 representatives from SPLM drawn
from all the 10 states of the country, and 30 additional members from
“other categories”.
DECREE AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT:
The Decree shall be cited as the Presidential Decree No. 26/2011 for
the Establishment of the National Ministries of the Republic of South
Sudan, 2011 and shall come into force upon its signature.
The following National Ministries shall be established in the Republic
of South Sudan; and they are:
1. Ministry of Cabinet Affairs
2. Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
4. Minister, Office of the President
5. Minister for National Security, Office of the President
6. Ministry of Justice
7. Ministry of Interior
8. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
9. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
10. Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development
11. Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment
12. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
13. Ministry of Health
14. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
15. Ministry of Roads and Bridges
16. Ministry of Transport
17. Ministry of General Education and Instruction
18. Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
19. Ministry of Environment
20. Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning
21. Ministry of Telecommunication and Postal Services
22. Ministry of Petroleum and Mining
23. Ministry of Electricity and Dams
24. Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare
25. Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
26. Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
27. Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism
28. Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries
29. Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
(ST)
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