Tereza Jeremiah
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Gen. Majak Akec asked the minister of interior Angelina Teny and her deputy Gumke Marial to lobby for more funds in the ministry, arguing what they receive from the treasury is a drop in the ocean.
Gen. Akec, who spoke when Angelina met the top police bosses in Juba yesterday, said the budgetary allocation to ministry of interior is often done in their exclusion making them alien to how the figures are arrived at but they need more money.
“The budget given to us is like water in the bottle, the deciding factor of our budget does not reflect the activities we are going to do,” he alleged, further saying that the police have become a punching bag of blames that they are not working while the accusers are oblivious to their challenges, majorly, lack of funds.
“This is missing from the people who have been giving us the budget, so this budget is not enough and what I know about the budget is that someone is asked about the activities,” he said, adding, “so dear minister, this time we are talking so that this information can be taken to cabinet.”
Akec said the ministry had procured police uniforms that would last for three years. However, due to the harsh weather, the clothes were worn out and cannot last all the way to the period of election in 2024.
The Deputy IGP Lt Gen. Thomas Jal echoed the budgetary issue, saying they need more money to support their functions.
“The security is one of the essential items and it is the role of police to offer the security,” he said.
“Honorable minister and deputy minister, we will work hard to ensure at least suitable budget is ensured, so that the police cannot be blamed that they did not do their work; the police will do what is in their capacity but if added the budget they will do more,” he said.
The government allocated money in the north of SSP30 billion in the current financial year. But this money would be shared by various institutions under the rule of law umbrella—mostly the law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. Last month, the national police service communicated its plans to launch the security strategy that would secure the country before and during the election. The election is slated for December 2024.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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