South Sudan militia says government uneffective

July 17, 2006 (NAIROBI) — The South Sudan Defence Force says the Government of Southern Sudan is not effective because of corruption and inexperience in running a government.

A representative of the SSDF in Nairobi, Peter Kor, told Sudan Radio Service (SRS) on Thursday that the Government of Southern Sudan has not been able to deliver any services or build infrastructure because it lacks the capacity.

“If you have been in juba you can even tell me today what he SPLM has renovated so far – from the buildings, roads, electricity water – people are still suffering. Even there is no big hospital and there is money. There is mistrust within SPLM, people, people do not trust each other, and the problem is that there is corruption”, Kor said.

Kor says the Government of Southern Sudan should unite southern Sudanese and to move more quickly to deliver basic services, as well as raise the standards of living of ordinary citizens.

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