Logo of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Photo: Curtesy

The Ministry of Finance and Planning has suspended non–salary payments and submission of new claims.

This is according to a public notice issued yesterday by the 1^st Undersecretary, Ocum Genes.

“The Ministry of Finance asked the public to adhere to the public notice which mentioned that follow-up will  only be on salary-related issues till salary payments are done,”  read the notice.

He warned that no salary claims will be addressed until the ministry fulfills certain obligations including clearing outstanding civil servant salaries.

Genes appealed to the public to cooperate and bear with the public notice.

The move comes after President Salva Kiir in recent months issued several directives to the Minister of Finance to pay the salary arrears and allowances of civil servants.

Last month, President Kiir authorized the Ministry of Finance to pay February and March salary arrears and allowances of all Public Universities based on the current salary scale.”

The decision followed series of protests by the public universities.