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08 Apr 2026, 16:05 GMT+10
The decision followed pressure from ruling party lawmakers who raised concerns over leadership and spending
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has removed Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and her deputy, Permena Awerial Aluong, according to a decree read in parliament on Tuesday.
Kiir appointed Joseph Ngere Paciko as the new speaker and Abuk Paiti Ayiik as deputy speaker.
Kumba had served in the role since 2021 and was the first woman to do so. Her removal came after members of the Salva Kiir's ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) party parliamentary caucus filed a petition raising concerns about her leadership.
The petition accused Kumba of corruption and mismanagement of parliamentary funds and called for her dismissal. Several lawmakers supported the move and demanded that she step down. Neither Kiir nor parliament immediately provided further public details on the allegations, according to the reports.
Two days before her removal, in a statement on Sunday, she said that she remained committed to South Sudan's constitution and to the revitalized peace agreement.
"The Office of the Speaker has taken note of the concerns raised and stands ready to address these matters through the institutional channels," the statement said.
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but it has remained volatile since the end of a five-year civil war that erupted in 2013 over a feud between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and First Vice President Riek Machar, who is currently under arrest. The conflict displaced millions and left an estimated 400,000 dead.
The decision follows a series of recent leadership changes by Kiir. In February the president dismissed Finance Minister Bak Barnaba Chol after about three months in office without giving a reason.
South Sudan's president also removed Interior Minister Angelina Teny in January and Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel in November, as well as Foreign Minister Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Goc in April 2025.
(RT.com)
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