As economy struggle, there is need to put more efforts inform of action to get solution.
Due to liquidity crisis, the most basic right to access one’s own money has been denied, Banks remain cashless, yet civil servants are paid through them.
Teachers, doctors, and soldiers are left stranded, unable to withdraw salaries that exist only on paper. This is not just an inconvenience; it is a betrayal of the very people who keep the nation running.
An economist had proposed that civil servants be paid through the Central Bank instead of the Ministry of Finance. While this idea may sound promising, it raises urgent questions. How will ghost names be eliminated from the payroll? How will transparency be guaranteed?
Without a robust system of verification, shifting payment channels risks becoming another cosmetic reform; an exercise in appearances rather than solutions.
The government must act decisively: clean the payroll, enforce accountability, and ensure that salaries reach real workers, not phantom beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, the market continues to punish citizens mercilessly. Prices rise with every upward tick of the United States Dollar, yet when the South Sudanese Pound gains, even slightly, prices remain stubbornly high.
This asymmetry is not economics; it is exploitation. Traders thrive while families starve.
The government cannot remain silent as citizens are squeezed between a volatile currency and profiteering markets. Price stabilization measures, stronger regulation, and consumer protection must be enforced immediately.
The Central Bank itself has become a revolving door of governors, changed faster than wardrobes. This instability undermines confidence, erodes policy continuity, and signals chaos to investors.
A nation cannot build economic stability when its financial leadership is treated as disposable. The government must stop this cycle of musical chairs and commit to consistent, competent stewardship of the Central Bank.
Citizens are tired. They are tired of queuing at banks with no cash. Tired of watching prices soar while their salaries remain trapped. Tired of leaders who treat economic management as a game.
The government must wake up to this reality: the economy is not an abstract debate; it is the daily bread of the people.
South Sudan’s leaders must act now. Pay civil servants transparently. Stabilize the currency. Regulate markets. End the revolving door at the Central Bank. Citizens cannot carry the unbearable weight of an economy abandoned by its own government any longer.