Citizens in Twic East County say that business activities are being badly affected because they have no banks.  The nearest bank is in Bor town – which is now about 2 days walk from Twic East –  because of floods and impassable roads.

Commissioner Dau Akoi said there is an urgent need for a bank to be established in the county.

“They are working here, and all the money goes to the bank.  They make you come and withdraw the money from Bor so that mean you have we to travel from Twic East to Bor  in order to withdraw the money ,” he told Eye Radio.  “Now it is the middle of the rainy season with the difficulties of transport from here to Bor. We are cut from Bor  which makes it very difficult now. It usually takes  maybe eight hours or nine hours or sometime you sleep on the way, but now it’s longer”.

One of the county officials in Twic East, Samuel Machar  said that getting money from the bank is an ordeal for most people and that most people need their money to be accessible.

“It is so difficult ,” he said. “When it comes to rains ,to get our money is so difficult , life is so difficult  when there is no money. A person who is working relies on his salary so if there is no money our family is left in a bad condition .”

Commissioner Dau said insecurity has also hindered movements in the County further affecting business.