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Rumbek students in Kampala vote for new union leader
September 19, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Thousand of students from Rumbek in South Sudan's Lakes state have elected new union leaders in a vote on Saturday in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.The Kampala branch of...
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Lakes state governor blocks appointments made by SPLM secretary
September 20, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Lakes state's military caretaker Governor Maj-Gen Matur Chuol Dhuol has blocked the appointment of four officials made by the acting secretary of the Sudan People's...
View ArticleI have a solution to Lakes state unrest situation
This is an open letter sent from South Sudanese journalist Manyang Mayom Meen to President Salva Kiir. To: H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit Date: September 20, 2013 President of the Republic of South...
View ArticleKiir visits Lakes state for first time in over three years
September 25, 2013 (RUMBEK) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrived in Lakes state to address a public rally in Rumbek's Freedom Square, which was attended by thousands of people on...
View ArticleKiir orders SPLM in Lakes state to hold meeting to resolve differences
September 26, 2013 (RUMBEK) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit concluded his two day visit to Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state on Thursday, after instructing top officials to hold a...
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Speaker suspends Lakes state parliament for 7 days, MPs reject closure
October 22, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The speaker of the Lakes state legislative assembly Speaker has ordered immediate suspension of the parliament after a group of MPs who signed a petition last week...
View ArticleSacking of Lakes state governor was “regrettable”, says SPLM official
October 22, 2013 (RUMBEK) - A senior member of South Sudan's ruling party in Lakes state described as “regrettable” president Salva Kiir's decision to replace the elected state governor Chol Tong Mayay...
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Aid group stops activities in Lakes state after land seized by government
October 25, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The Lakes state government has confiscated land belonging to a non-governmental organisation, which had been operating in its Rumbek Central county since 2001.Property of...
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Lakes speaker forced to resign before SPLM caucus
October 26, 2013 (RUMBEK) – A caucus meeting for South Sudan-ruling party (SPLM) members from Lakes state on Saturday asked the assembly speaker to forcefully resign, ending weeks of political...
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Lakes state speaker sworn in, calls for unity
October 29, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The newly elected speaker of South Sudan's Lakes state assembly on Monday took oath with calls for unity among fellow lawmakers in the region.Baipath Majuec Rielpou was...
View ArticleNewly elected Lakes state speaker calls for cooperation
November 1, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The newly elected speaker of the Lakes State Legislative Assembly on Friday chaired his first session since his he was sworn into office last weekend.Baipath Majuec Rielpou...
View ArticleLakes state chief sacked amid dispute over special court
November 4, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The commissioner of Yirol West county in South Sudan's Lakes state has sacked the area's long-serving traditional leader on Sunday after a row over the formation of a...
View ArticleLakes: Yirol West commissioner denies sacking chief
November 5, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The commissioner of Yirol West county in Lakes state denied on Tuesday reports that he had dismissed the traditional chief leader of its Aluakluak payam.On Sunday,...
View ArticleDisarmament must be conducted in payams hiding weapons: official
November 7, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in Lakes state's Yirol West county of reported that a series of firearms have been discovered in remote cattle camps occupied by pastoralist youth from the Apaak...
View ArticleLakes state sacks three government reporters in allowances row
November 12, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Three journalists working for the state-run radio station in South Sudan's Lakes state have been sacked and two reporters suspended for three months without payment.The...
View Article15 women arrested, firearms seized in Rumbek raid
November 18, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Fifteen women were on Monday arrested and five AK47 rifles recovered after an abrupt search operation by authorities in Rumbek for a banned local brew and illegal firearms,...
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Kiir questions legitimacy of “unilateral” actions of some state governors
November 18, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has questioned the legitimacy of unilateral actions taken by some state governors who have ignored their state legislatures and thereby...
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Dismissed reporters ask Lakes state parliament to reverse minister's decision
November 18, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Six reporters working for a government-owned radio station in Lakes state have submitted a petition to the state parliament claiming they have been "unlawfully" dismissed...
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Lakes state chiefs arrested and "tortured"
November 21, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes state on Tuesday arrested three chiefs from Rumbek Central county after they allegedly criticised the caretaker governor at a 16 November...
View ArticleUnknown assailants kill 35-year-old man in Rumbek Central county
November 22, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in Lakes state capital Rumbek said a 35-year- old man was killed on Thursday night by an unknown a group of men in what is a suspected revenge killing. Officers...
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