“List of shame”: South Sudan names 15 agencies for failing to remit revenues

JUBA – South Sudan’s government on Monday named 15 institutions that it said have failed to remit revenues to the national treasury, in an apparent effort to shame them over alleged misappropriation of public funds.

In a statement signed by Cabinet Minister Martin Elia Lomuro, the listed institutions include several ministries and parastatals.

Additionally, seven other institutions were cited for partial compliance with a presidential directive issued in October 2020, which requires all government agencies that collect revenues to remit them to the Ministry of Finance and Planning.

The directive mandates that all revenues collected by these agencies must be fully remitted to the Block Account of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, without any deductions.

Under this policy, the Ministry of Finance and Planning is also tasked with allocating 5% of the total revenue collected by each agency for operational costs, as set out in the October 13, 2020 order.

The institutions accused of failing to comply with these requirements include the South Sudan Urban Water Corporation, the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, and the Judiciary of South Sudan.

Other agencies named are the Ministry of General Education, the South Sudan National Civil Defense, and the Ministry of Land and Housing. Also listed are Juba Teaching Hospital, the South Sudan Media Authority, and the South Sudan Road Authority.

Other institutions on the list include the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and Planning, the South Sudan Electricity Authority, and South Sudan Prison Services.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism were also named.

The government emphasized that all revenue-generating agencies must comply with these directives to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the management of public finances.

The seven other institutions partially complying with the directive include the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Ministry of Petroleum, the National Communication Authority, the Directorate of Civil Registry, Passport and Immigration, the Directorate of Traffic Police, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority.