21/08/2026
When Politics Becomes a Marketplace: The Growing Culture of Lobbying, Appointments and Revocations in South Sudan. lobby for appointment → obtain office → build political networks → protect access → compete against rivals → face dismissal → lobby for another appointment again.
South Sudan’s presidency is facing a growing governance concern: the perception that political lobbying, personal loyalty and access to wealth are becoming more influential than competence, institutional rules and the public interest in determining who occupies positions of power.
For a country born out of a long liberation struggle and founded on aspirations of self-government, presidential appointments should strengthen institutions, improve public administration and deliver services to citizens. Instead, the repeated appointment, dismissal and reappointment of ministers and senior officials has increasingly created the impression of a government in which political connections matter more than institutional continuity, professional competence and coherent policy objectives.
This is not simply a question of whether a particular minister deserves to remain in office. It is a question about the system that emerges when public positions become objects of political competition.
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When Politics Becomes a Marketplace: The Growing Culture of Lobbying, Appointments and Revocations in South Sudan. South Sudan’s presidency is confronting a growing governance concern: the perception that political lobbying, personal loyalty and access to wealth are becoming more influential than ...