Kiir cancels sacking of Garang widow
Appointment of Presidential Advisor by Presidential Decree No. 33/2011
The President of the Republic issued Presidential Decree No. 33/2011 for the appointment of the following Presidential Advisors in the Republic of South Sudan, and they are:
| S/N | Name in Full | Position |
| 1- | Hon. Madam Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior | Advisor on Gender and Human Rights |
| 2- | Hon. Rtd Gen. Joseph Lagu | Special Advisor |
| 3- | Hon. Telar Ring Deng | Advisor on Legal Affairs |
| 4- | Hon. Tor Deng Mawien | Advisor on Decentralization and Inter-Governmental Linkages |
| 5- | Advisor on Religious Affairs | To be appointed |
| 6- | Advisor on Economic Affairs | To be appointed |
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Thomas Kenneth Elisapana
Presidential Press Unit
Office of the President of the Republic
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Kiir cancels sacking of Garang widow
Juba, Thursday
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Thursday beat a hasty retreat on his previous day’s decision to sack Ms Rebecca Nyandeng Garang, widow of liberation struggle hero John Garang from his Cabinet.
Ms Garang, who was the president’s adviser on Gender and Human Rights, was on Wednesday sent packing alongside four of her colleagues.
President Kiir, however, swiftly reversed the decision on Thursday reinstating the four and creating an additional post of the Adviser on Economic Affairs.
Following the move, Ms Garang will continue in her old position. The South Sudan leader is believed to be under immense pressure to accommodate more political kingpins.
In the Presidential Decree No.33, Kiir left out the Adviser on Religious Affairs, the Rev Tijwong Hather Agwer.
In a related development, President Kiir has constituted a nine-member inter-ministerial committee to ascertain the territorial boundaries of Ramchiel as the site for the new capital.
The new land, which is about 40 square kilometres according to Information minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin, will be administered directly by the central government, unlike that in Juba where powers overlap between the local community, state and the central government.
Meanwhile, the United Nations on Thursday deplored the continued attacks on civilians in northern Sudan’s troubled Southern Kordofan state and called for immediate cessation of hostilities.
Fighting broke out in June between the Sudanese army and ex-rebel forces allied to South Sudan army following disputed state gubernatorial elections. Since then, violence has escalated and there have been reports of mass graves.
In a joint statement released in New York by the Special Advisers to the UN-Secretary General, the UN called for the Sudan “to grant immediate and unhindered access of humanitarian agencies to the whole state of Southern Kordofan in order to provide urgently needed assistance to the population.”
“According to independent sources, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have continued aerial bombardments in Southern Kordofan, particularly in the Nuba Mountains region, resulting in further killing and displacement of the civilians population,” Adviser on Genocide Prevention Francis Deng, and Adviser on Responsibility to Protect Edward Luck, said in a statement.
The special Advisers urge the government of Sudan to investigate the alleged crimes against humanity and to hold accountable all those responsible, including for their incitement.
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