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

An MP at the national parliament has confirmed lawmakers have not received their salaries for five months now despite the promises by the Finance Ministry to pay government employees on time

Clement Juba – who is the chairperson of South Sudan National Movement for Change, a signatory to the revitalized peace agreement – says the Ministry of Finance failed to pay them their dues without clear reason.

He added that the MPs are yet to receive explanation as to why their salaries are not paid until date.

The lawmaker, whose party is allied to South Sudan Opposition Alliance was speaking on Eye Radio’s Dawn show today.

“As I speak now [Tuesday], we have 5 months without receiving our salaries, and we don’t know why.

“The budget for 2023/2024,  we passed since last year and we passed it based on the requirement of the Minister of Finance. We have incentives and health insurance and this is by law, but the implementation is difficult.”

Civil servants have similarly gone for months without salaries.

Last month, the Ministry of Finance and Planning said it will begin paying civil servants, organized forces salary arrears for the month of August and two months for foreign missions.

Apparently, all government workers including in the states and administrative areas have not received their salaries for the last five months.

Some officials including the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament earlier questioned the delay citing the government earns sufficient revenue.