{UAH} South Sudanese back return to 10 states

By AGGREY MUTAMBO
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The South Sudanese public strongly supported a return to the original 10 states despite Juba officials sticking to 32 or more.

A report by the Independent Boundaries Commission (IBC), a 14-member body created under the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, shows fewer people sided with the government position. After receiving 2,261 submissions from the public, it turned out 1,583 of them want South Sudan to return to the 10 states it had at independence in 2011, arguing they could be run better.

"With 10 states, increased border tensions between communities and current state governments would not exist. Ten states are more viable and manageable in terms of resource allocation and governance," the report notes.

President Salva Kiir controversially created 32 states, after initially raising them from 10 to 28 in 2015, in order to improve administration of regions. But the decision made during the civil war has remained a sticking point, delaying negotiations and formation of the transitional government of national unity.

In their submissions to the IBC, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO) headed by former vice president Riek Machar accused President Kiir of creating more states out of "individual thought…and as a presidential decree without any public consultation."

In their defence, Juba officials told the IBC it would be easier to administer the country because systems are already in place.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/South-Sudan-states/4552908-5386580-wt743nz/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1eA-w_wZ8xSVhfqG1bTQzjuWr-V-3fGriY0ozBLXfFDLCoBsCmU7vCzrM

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