JUBA — The Office of Salva Kiir has strongly denied media reports alleging that senior government officials accompanied the president on his recent tour of the Greater Bahr El Ghazal region with expectations of receiving personal financial rewards or monetary gifts.
The presidency’s reaction comes in response to a story first published by Radio Tamazuj, which claimed that some officials joined the President’s trip expecting cash handouts.
President Kiir returned to the capital, Juba, on Friday following a week-long tour that took him through the Greater Bahr El Ghazal region, including Wau in Western Bahr El Ghazal State, Kuajok in Warrap State, and Aweil in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State.
The Head of State was accompanied by a high-level delegation, including the Vice President for the Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, Minister of Interior Aleu Ayieny Aleu, and the Minister of Roads and Bridges, Peter Lam Both, alongside governors of the states visited.
In a statement issued following the tour, the presidency described the allegations of monetary incentives as “entirely unfounded” and defended the integrity of the public servants involved.
“The Office of the President has taken note of the false claims and allegations made by some media outlets that officials who accompanied His Excellency during this visit did so with expectations of personal financial rewards or monetary gifts,” the statement read in part.
“Such claims… fail to recognize the professionalism and...
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