Pres Kiir wants some VP posts chopped off
President Salva Kiir has reiterated his commitment to lasting peace in the country even as he blamed slow development on a bloated government.
Kiir who was addressing the catholic faithful during a public mass at Dr John Garang Mausoleum in Juba said that having five presidents has slowed him down on delivering to the people of South Sudan.
“That is not found in any place in the region, and will not be necessary,” President Kiir told the Pope’s representative Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Kiir argued that a bigger executive took some power off his seat and thus making it difficult for the president to make critical decisions, some that do not necessarily require a lot of consultation.
But the president added that he accepted the current set-up, which has five Vice President Posts, for the sake of peace.
President Kiir spoke infront of First Vice President Dr Riek Machar, Vice Presidents Taban Deng Gai, and Hussein Abdelbagi Akol.
The other two VPs – Rebecca Nyandeng and Dr Wani Igga skipped the event.
