The activist group, Community Empowerment for Progress, has urged the government to encourage freedom of speech in order to fight corruption.

CEPO made the statement after the SPLM announced that it is developing new anti-corruption strategies to help the government improve service delivery.

“You can have so many whistleblowers out there but you follow those whistleblowers which is always blown by the whistleblowers and you track them down,” said Edmond Yakani, CEPO Executive Director.

Corruption is often said to be rampant and the main cause of lack of basic services in the country.

Mr Yakani argued that citizens should be allowed to talk freely about corrupt officials without threats of arrest or harm.

“Ensure that there is freedom of expression that is availed to allow whistleblowers.”

He added that the SPLM should be efficient with the new measures to fight corruption.

In 2012, President Kiir requested 75 senior government officials to return millions of dollars they had misappropriated, in vain.