Anti-Corruption Commission ‘collapsing’ as agency fails to pay 3-year office rent arrears

JUBA, OCTOBER 4, 2023 (SUDANS POST) – The head of South Sudan’s Anti-Corruption Commission Ngor Kolong Ngor warned on Wednesday that the watchdog is on the verge of collapse after the government failed to pay three-year rent arrears.

The head of the anti-graft agency made the revelation on Wednesday while speaking during a parliamentary session in which members of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) passed the Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill 2023.

Kolong said that the agency has not been funded by the government for the last three years and as such has been unable to pay its rental arrears for that period.

“We are not funded; the Anti-Corruption Commission is collapsing because of funds. We have more than three years without being able to pay the rent of our offices,” Kolong told lawmakers.

The senior official further said that he must walk every morning to his office or take public transport because he doesn’t have a transportation means provided by the government, something he said makes his work less effective.

“The chairperson doesn’t have a car. We have many things we are going through and what we need from you MPS is to pass the law and we need our support,” he said.