Kongor County Establishes Four (4) Payams and Sixteen (16) Bomas
6 min readThe Commissioner of Kongor County, Gen. Garang Bul Pageer, announces the establishment of four Payams (4) and sixteen (16) Bomas of Kongor County in Jonglei State, South Sudan
By PaanLuel Wël, Kongor, Jonglei State
April 8, 2018 (SSB) —- In a decree entitled, “Establishment of Kongor County Structure in the level of Payams and Bomas”, the Commissioner of Kongor County, Gen. Garang Bul Pageer Alaak, announces the establishment of four payams (4) and sixteen (16) Bomas in Kongor County, Jonglei State, South Sudan. As per the stipulations of the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, in regard to traditional authorities, a Paramount Chief is in charge of a County, a Head Chief is in charge of a Payam, an Executive Chief is in charge of a Boma while a Sub-Chief is in charge of a Village. In Jonglei state, each county is allocated four payams, with each Payam comprising of four Bomas. Therefore, Kongor County has four head chiefs, one of whom also doubles as the acting paramount chief – acting because the selection of new paramount chiefs (as well as all other traditional posts) is pending general election. Head Chief Duot Ajang Duot (Duot-mang’ai) is the acting paramount chief of Kongor County while Thon Diing Duot, Chol Tor Deng Yong and Dau Tor Akuei are the acting Head Chiefs. The four head chiefs in charge of the four payams are assisted by 16 executive chiefs in charge of 16 Bomas. Each Boma consists of one executive chief and three sub-chiefs, a total of four.
The four (4) payams of Kongor County announced by Commissioner Garang Bul Pageer are: Pakuor Payam (Piom-Wun-Aguer, Piom-Awan, Than-Anyieer and Pachol) under Paramount Chief Duot Ajang Duot; Payom Payam (Mabior, Duk-Peeny, Khiir and Dier-Roor) under Head Chief Thon Diing Duot; Garalei Payam (Piom-Bioor, Manyang, Badhoot, and Agom) under Head Chief Chol Tor Deng Yong, and Pageer Payam (Pamot, Pajomba, Piom-Ang’uet and Agher-Rot) under Head Chief Dau Tor Akuei. The sixteen (16) Bomas of Kongor County are: Piom-Awun-Aguer Boma under Executive Chief Chol Alaak Pageer; Piom-Awan Boma under Executive Chief Barach Aruei Barach; Than-Anyieer Boma under Executive Chief Bol Nyuon Akoi; Pachol Boma under Executive Chief Kulang Dau Lual; Mabior Boma Executive Chief Maluk Chol Bul; Duk-Peeny Boma under Executive Chief Makwei Bior Awuol; Khiir Boma under Executive Chief Agoth Ajang Aguer; Dier-Roor Boma under Executive Chief Bul Gak Bul; Piom-Bioor Boma under Executive Chief Ajang Dhieu Ajang; Manyang Boma under Executive Chief Dhieu Maketh Deu; Badhoot Boma under Executive Chief Ariik Bol Ariik; Agom Boma under Executive Chief Atem Achuoth Panyagor; Pamot Boma under Executive Chief Awuol Deng Awuol; Pajomba Boma under Executive Chief Akoi Apiook Bol; Piom-Ang’uet Boma under Executive Chief Akol Mabior Jok, and Aghek-Rot Boma under Executive Chief Aguer Ajang Kuir.
The Tabulated Summary of the Four (4) Payams and Sixteen (16) Bomas of Kongor County
| Payam | Boma | Names and Titles | Section |
| Pakuor | Piom-Wun-Aguer | Paramount Chief Duot Ajang Duot | Pan-Bior |
| Executive Chief Chol Alaak Pageer | Pan-Yuot | ||
| Sub-Chief Dau Kuir Diing | Padol | ||
| Sub-Chief Tor Kuir Gak; | Palek | ||
| Sub-Chief Jongeth Ariik Pakak | Padol | ||
| Piom-Awan | Executive Chief Barach Aruei Barach | Pawiir | |
| Sub-Chief Duom Deng Aguer | Pan-Achalai | ||
| Sub-Chief Mabior Piok Aleer | Kebaar | ||
| Sub-Chief Lual Ayii Aguer | Kornyin | ||
| Than-Anyieer | Executive Chief Bol Nyuon Akoi | Padol | |
| Sub-Chief Garang Arok Yong | Payath | ||
| Sub-Chief Deng Bior Reech | Pan-Bior | ||
| Sub-Chief Atem Achuoth Dau | Padol | ||
| Sub-Chief Deng Aguer Bior | Pan-Bior | ||
| Pachol | Executive Chief Kulang Dau Lual | Kornyin | |
| Sub-Chief Kuir Duom Bul | Pan-Yuot | ||
| Sub-Chief Mayen Chol Anyang | Kebaar | ||
| Payom |
Mabior | Head Chief Thon Diing Duot | Padol |
| Executive Chief Maluk Chol Bul | Kebaar | ||
| Sub-Chief Deng Mayen Athian | Anyang | ||
| Sub-Chief Bol Duot Kuany | Kornyin | ||
| Sub-Chief Akoi Joh Achuoth | Anyang | ||
| Duk-Peeny | Executive Chief Makwei Bior Awuol | Pan-Bior | |
| Sub-Chief Makwei Aguer Makwei | Pareng | ||
| Sub-Chief Barach Awuol Reech | Pawiir | ||
| Sub-Chief Panyagor Yong Achuoth | Anyang | ||
| Kiir | Executive Chief Agoth Ajang Aguer | Pan-Agoth | |
| Sub-Chief Bul Juach Thuch | Kornyin | ||
| Sub-Chief Duot Ajok Duot | Anyang | ||
| Sub-Chief Aguer Bior Aguer | Pan-Bior | ||
| Dier-Roor | Executive Chief Bul Gak Bul | Pan-Pawuoi | |
| Sub-Chief Diing Manyok Kongor | Padol | ||
| Sub-Chief Kuol Jok Malual | Pareng | ||
| Garalei | Piom-Bioor | Head Chief Chol Tor Deng Yong | Anyang |
| Executive Chief Ajang Dhieu Ajang | Payath | ||
| Sub-Chief Ajang Bol Deng | Pan-Agoth | ||
| Sub-Chief Koch Bior Koch | Pan-Bior | ||
| Sub-Chief Aleer Chan Aleer | Kebaar | ||
| Manyang | Executive Chief Dhieu Maketh Deu | Palek | |
| Sub-Chief Deng Ajang Yong | Anyang | ||
| Sub-Chief Jurkuch Gak Reech | Pan-Bior | ||
| Sub-Chief Aguer Majok Aguer | Kornyin | ||
| Badhoot | Executive Chief Ariik Bol Ariik | Pan-Kuol | |
| Sub-Chief Chol Thiech Arok | Kebaar | ||
| Sub-Chief Bior Diar Bior | Palek | ||
| Sub-Chief Aduu Diing Gak | Padol | ||
| Agom | Executive Chief Atem Achuoth Panyagor | Anyang | |
| Sub-Chief Deng Atem Akuien | Pan-Bior | ||
| Sub-Chief Pager Alaak Yuot | Pan-Yuot | ||
| Pageer | Pamot | Head Chief Dau Tor Akuei | Kornyin |
| Executive Chief Awuol Deng Awuol | Palek | ||
| Sub-Chief Akoi Biowei Gak | Pawiir | ||
| Sub-Chief Kuir Ajang Akech | Pan-Yuot | ||
| Sub-Chief Akoi Madol Aguer | Anyang | ||
| Pajomba | Executive Chief Akoi Apiook Bol | Pareng | |
| Sub-Chief Kuer Deu Thiong | Padol | ||
| Sub-Chief Koch Bior Koch (repeated) | Pan-Bior | ||
| Sub-Chief Powel Kuir Powel | Pan-Agoth | ||
| Piom-Ang’uet | Executive Chief Akol Mabior Jok | Kebaar | |
| Sub-Chief Yong Deng Yong | Anyang | ||
| Sub-Chief Chol Akoi Deng | Pawiir | ||
| Sub-Chief Yak Biar Lual | Kebaar | ||
| Agher-Rot | Executive Chief Aguer Ajang Kuir | Pan-Bior | |
| Sub-Chief Khot Ajang Kuir | Pan-Dengdit | ||
| Sub-Chief Dau Barach Aruei | Pareng |
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The public announcement was made yesterday, 7 April 2018, in Kongor town (Pawel) at a public gathering attended by members of Kongor community comprising of 64 traditional chiefs, community elders, youth and women, religious leaders of Kongor community, plus the invited guests from the neighboring counties of the former Twic East County. The public gathering was also graced by the presence of, and enlightening addresses from, Hon. Diing Akol Diing, former Twic East county commissioner, former minister for local government and the current Economic Advisor to Governor Philip Aguer; Hon. Peter Deng Aguer, former speaker of the Jonglei State Assembly and the current Peace Advisor to Governor Philip Aguer; Hon. Deng Ajang Duot, MP and Chief Whip of the Jonglei State Assembly and, Gen. Deng Duot Ajok Duot, retired army officer and the current deputy chairperson of the Jonglei State Peace Commission.
PaanLuel Wël, the managing editor of PaanLuel Wël: South Sudanese Bloggers (SSB), graduated with a double major in Economics and Philosophy from The George Washington University, Washington D.C, USA, and currently works as a Regional Program Development Coordinator for one of the international NGOs in South Sudan. He is the author of Pioocku Thuongjang: The Elementary Modern Standard Dinka (May, 2011), The A.B.C.D.: An Introductory Book into the English Alphabet (July, 2011) and Who Killed Dr. John Garang (July, 2015). He is also the Editor of The Genius of Dr. John Garang, vol. 1-3 (November, 2013), including Dr. John Garang’s Speeches on the War of Liberation (November, 2015) and Speeches on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (November, 2015), Salva Kiir Mayaardit: The Joshua of South Sudan (with Simon Yel Yel, February, 2011), as well as The Customary Laws of the Greater Bor Dinka Community: Legal and Basic Rules for Self-Administration (July, 2017). You can reach him through his email: paanluel2011@gmail.com; Facebook (PaanLuel Wël); or Twitter (PaanLuelWel2011).
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