Par pressures Kiir to appoint his SPLM-IO loyalists to vacant government positions

The Juba-based SPLM-IO faction led by interim chairperson Stephen Par Kuol is mounting pressure on President Salva Kiir to appoint loyal members of the group to vacant positions within the transitional government. In a resolution issued at the close of a high-level leadership meeting on August 3, Par’s SPLM-IO leadership called on Kiir to immediately […]
Imposing Par as SPLM-IO leader will create more problems, MP warns

A Member of Parliament representing Cueibet County, Lakes State, in the national assembly under the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), has warned that promoting Stephen Par Kuol to lead the party will only create more problems. In an interview with The Standard Zone News on Wednesday, Juol Nhomngek asserted that Mr. Par, who […]