Kajo Keji County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria , South Sudan .
38-575: Phanuel Dumo is the Commissioner of Kajo Keji County who replaced the SPLM-IO nominated Commissioner Kenyi Eresto Michael as decreed by President Salva Kiir in November 2021 upon recommendation from Central Equatoria State Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony . Central Equatoria State is where Kajo-Keji County is found. It shares borders with Juba County in the north, Lainya County in the west, Magwi County in
76-560: A government offensive . The SPLA-IO did not have a formal military structure until the Pagak I conference in December 2014, after a year of war . Riek Machar created the following structure: Simon Gatwich as chief of general staff with the following deputies: Along with the following commands: Yei County Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria with
114-654: A hospital, it does have well-served clinics, some of which are funded by international aid. Yei is also home to the Yei Teacher Training College, one of only a few such institutions in South Sudan. The institution, which was founded in 2001 by the Episcopal Diocese of Yei , has drawn students from all over the country (Yei TTC, 2020). The Lantoto National Park is located in the county's west, but its precise boundaries are unknown, and illegal poaching has been
152-538: A lack of police resources and good legal infrastructure, it has been hard to solve problems through the legal system. Also, the demarcation of the border between the Kuku community and the Moyo community in neighbouring Uganda is still a source of tension. In September 2014, a fight broke out over land rights, killing dozens of people on both sides of the border (UNMISS, 2015). Even though the security situation has gotten better since
190-418: A large population of people who settled in that particular county. Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa is the current commissioner for Yei River County. He was appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit as recommended by former Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony . Yei is not a Normans land but it belongs to the kakwa communities, Welcoming businessmen and investors as it grows. Yei River County
228-408: A persistent problem exacerbated by insecurity. The region has historically been an SPLA stronghold, and Yei River County was relatively unscathed after the conflict began in December 2013. However, due to its infrastructure and proximity to the border, it became a site for IDP hosting as hundreds of Nuer IDPs sought refuge in counties such as Yei River, where they were protected by the government in
266-434: A result, the area's future security remains uncertain. In addition to the civil war, land disputes caused by migration to the area have strained relations between the host community and those who have settled in the county. 1-Twins hotel 2-New Tokyo hotel 3-Green valley hotel 4-Youths garden 5- Yei resort hotel 6- Seja guest house hotel Yei rive county is a good place with various meals ranging om different time of
304-549: A significant impact on all of these, and insecurity along the Juba-Yei road has impacted trade routes that support the economy. Due to this, access to the county has been greatly reduced. Humanitarian organizations and residents enter the area from the Ugandan side of the border. Prior to the outbreak of conflict, Yei's infrastructure was gradually being developed, but the conflict has hampered further investment. Although Yei does not have
342-453: A small number also fish (6%). The county has a lot of land that can be used for farming and a lot of potential for agricultural growth. Cassava, sorghum, groundnuts, and maize are the crops that are grown the most. Since 2016, conflict and insecurity have had a big effect on the livelihoods and economic stability of the country, making the people there more vulnerable. In recent years, the presence of migrating cattle herds has caused problems with
380-1076: Is divided into smaller sub-regions (payams). As of January 2023, there are five payams: the Yei Town payam, the Otogo payam, the Mugwo payam, the Tore payam, and the Lasu payam.The county was divided into four counties in April 2016, however, in 2020 the divided counties were all reverted back and merged into Greater Yei River County as follows below: Mountains in mugwo payaam 1-Mugwo mountain 2. Longamere Mountain 1 Tokori boma 2 Asole boma 3 Lasu boma 4 Jabara boma newly established 1 Oyisa stream 2 Kogbo stream 3 Lakiriji stream 4 Obuyi stream 5 Ko'dope stream 6 'u'u stream 1 Kulujame Mountain. 2 Yago Mountain. 3 'Biya Mountain. 4 Nyangiriba Mountain. 5 Ambujo Mountain. 6 Nguti Mountain. 7 Riri Mountain. 8 Adabada Mountain. Yei River County
418-596: Is in Yei Town Payam. Yei River County is on South Sudan's southern border, connecting it to trade routes through Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Following independence, Yei River County was regarded as a stable area with significant development in terms of government institutions, educational facilities, and healthcare. However, sustained insecurity in the area, as well as in neighboring counties, has had
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#1732868569902456-633: Is limited due to extended periods of insecurity in the area. According to IPC projections, the county had Minimal (IPC Phase 1) levels of food insecurity in 2016. However, due to the second outbreak of conflict in South Sudan, IPC projects classified the country as being in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) for the first half of the year. Insecurity in the county limited farmers' access to land and also hampered trade routes, which were critical for small businesses to survive. According to OCHA 's (2019) Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2020, there are approximately 224,000 people in
494-471: Is located in the state of Central Equatoria . It is bordered to the east by Lainya County , to the south by Morobo County , and to the north by Western Equatoria State ( Maridi and Mundri West Counties ). It shares a long western border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The county is distinguished by hills and dense forest cover. Several rivers , including the River Yei , flow north through
532-453: Is passable only in the dry season, and conditions for specific vehicles are unknown. This South Sudan -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sudan People%27s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition ( abbreviated SPLM-IO ), also known as the anti-governmental forces (AGF), is a mainly South Sudanese political party and rebel group that split from
570-600: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in 2013, due to political tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar over leadership of the SPLM . Tensions grew between forces loyal to Kiir and Machar and South Sudan plunged into the South Sudanese Civil War . The party and militia are led by Riek Machar. Machar also appointed General Simon Gatwech Dual as Army Chief of General Staff, deputized by
608-454: The county in the western and eastern parts. The county is located in the equatorial maize and cassava livelihoods zone, according to FEWSNET (2018). According to an FAO and WFP report from 2018, 30% of the county's households depended on small scale agriculture (p. 19). Furthermore, Yei County's soil and climate due to climatic changes, is not as an ideal location for agricultural activities as before. Following
646-553: The Congo. Due to the continued presence of armed rebel groups in the area and neighboring counties, the situation in Yei County changed significantly following the escalation of conflict in 2016. This resulted in significant internal displacement as well as migration across international borders , primarily to Uganda . While there is no official Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Yei, there are ad hoc displacement sites and IDPs living among
684-680: The Deputy Chief of General Staffs for operations, training, political and moral orientation, logistics, administration and finance. But in June 2021, Machar removed General Gatwech Dual from the position and appointed him into the Presidency as an adviser. Gatwech however, rejected the new role and fired Machar as leader of the SPLM/A-IO and declared himself interim leader which led to fighting between Machar allies and those loyal to Gen. Gatwech formerly known as
722-522: The Kit-Gwang faction throughout 2021. During the Nasir convention in April 2014, the rebels in the South Sudanese Civil War were split on whether to maintain an affiliation with the ruling SPLM party. While Maj. Gen. Garouth Gatkuoth and many generals spoke against a SPLM affiliation, Angelina Teny and much of the leadership were in favor, leading Riek Machar to defer a final decision. The group decided on
760-618: The civil war without a good plan for its military wing. The military forces of the SPLM-IO are known as "Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition" (abbreviated "SPLA-IO") and consist of deserters from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), alongside the private armies of rebel warlords and tribal militias. Those elements of the South Sudanese military that joined the SPLA-IO have done so to protect tribal interests or felt marginalized by
798-461: The country who have significant humanitarian needs, including IDPs. This corresponds to approximately 83% of the HNO's estimated population. Because of access issues, humanitarian organizations were unable to provide critical services to many vulnerable populations in Yei County in 2019, exacerbating the population's humanitarian needs. The county's protection needs were described as "catastrophic," with one of
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#1732868569902836-450: The county to a low level. In 2016, conflict caused more people to leave the county and the areas around it. This led to more food insecurity and less resilience in the area, making it one of the most vulnerable counties. Lire Payam is where the county government of Kajo-Keji is based. Before the conflict started in 2016, Kajo-Keji was seen as a model county in terms of its growth and stability. The diaspora helped build its infrastructure, and
874-570: The county was one of the six with the least ability to bounce back after a disaster (OCHA 2019, p. 21). Kajo-Keji was mostly spared from the large-scale violence caused by the national conflict in 2013. However, the second outbreak of conflict in 2016 had a big effect on the area. The county has seen a lot of people move away and feel unsafe, which has made it hard for people to make a living there. People who had to leave Kajo-Keji mostly went to Uganda. Before 2016, there were always fights between different groups, and it wasn't always clear why. Due to
912-509: The east (which is part of Eastern Equatoria State), and Uganda in the south. In the east of the county, the hills and mountains of the Nyiri range separate Kajo-Keji from the White Nile. FEWSNET (2018) says that Kajo-Keji County is in the area where people live off of maize and cassava. According to a 2013 IOM assessment, most people live off of subsistence farming (39%) and raising livestock (39%) and
950-583: The former UNMISS compound. These IDPs (661 in Yei River County) were mostly families of soldiers who had defected to join the opposition. Following the outbreak of fighting in these counties in May 2015, approximately 3,000 IDPs from Mundri and Maridi sought refuge in Yei. Yei River County has also served as a refugee settlement for those fleeing neighboring countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of
988-558: The government due to their previous membership in the SSDF . Despite attempts by Machar to attract other ethnic groups to his cause, the SPLA-IO is dominated by Nuer people . Parts of the SPLA-IO are known to recruit child soldiers . For weapons to fight the South Sudanese civil war , the SPLA-IO used a "shadowy" network of arms dealers, of which little is known other than that most of the gunrunners appeared to be European. A rare exception
1026-701: The highest levels of contamination of landmines/explosive remnants of war (ERW), gender-based violence, and child protection concerns in the country. Top Performing Private/Church funded Primary Schools in Yei River County, CES - South Sudan irrespective of the order. -Yei central fc -Super Stars Fc -Lions hunters fc -Dream fc -City cops fc -City stars -Lomuku fc -Atlabara fc -Peace club fc -Mission fc -Nasri fc == Infrastructure and services == Best Medical Facilities 1. Midland Medical Complex 2. Yei Civil Hospital 3. Grace medical facility 4. Harvesters The county's administrative center
1064-497: The host community in the area. According to the most recent data from early 2020, Yei is home to approximately 67,511 IDPs and 10,097 returnees (IOM DTM, 2020). The National Salvation Front (NAS), led by Thomas Cirillo, has clashed with the South Sudan People's Defense Force in the area on numerous occasions and is not a signatory to the 2018 peace agreement. Clashes were reported as recently as May 2020 (Abraham, 2020), and as
1102-445: The lack thereof) is essentially identical to the original SPLM, and only differs in the fact that the split between the two was mostly along ethnic lines, with the SPLM-IO representing the same Nuer ethnic group as leader Riek Machar. In 2018, a South Sudanese critical writer and analyst Duop Chak Wuol questioned SPLM-IO's overall strategy, arguing that the movement's leadership pursued a political solution as part of its efforts to end
1140-643: The local people that don't seem to be getting better. At least twice in early 2015, people from Kajo-Keji fought with Bor Dinka cattle keepers and the SPLA soldiers who were with them over the destruction of crops and competition for grazing land (HRW, 2017). In an IOM survey from 2013, livestock herders in Kajo-Keji said that disease was the biggest problem for their way of life (22%), followed by lack of market facilities (20%) and water (19%). Also, 17% said that conflict and 15% said that grazing land were problems. The insecurity on
1178-465: The outbreak of conflict in 2016 and climatic changes , Yei County experienced one of the country's largest drops in harvested areas, with the county's cereal harvest dropping from surplus to deficit. Before 2016, Yei had a high incoming population from neighboring states and countries. The presence of the Yei River in the area also allows residents to pursue fishing as a source of little diet, though access
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1216-487: The peace agreement was signed in 2018, a lot of the population is still living in other places, and IDPs and refugees can't go home because of occasional security problems. There are five payams in Kajo Keji County namely; Lire (County Headquarters), Kangapo I, Kangapo II, Liwolo, and Nyepo. Here are some of the roads from Kajo Keji county; the primary road northwards to Juba County was allocated “road warnings” in both
1254-406: The political and security situation in South Sudan improved, some development projects were able to get back on track, but the status of this project was not known to the public as of early 2020. OCHA's 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2020 says that about 54% of the projected population of Kajo-Keji, or 119,300 people, have significant humanitarian needs. The Resilience Capacity Index found that
1292-684: The provisional name SPLM-SPLA . Shortly after the meeting, however, the media began to call the group the SPLM-in-Opposition, due to its opposition to the governing SPLM party. By May 2018, the SPLM/A-IO had set up a "parallel bush government" in Upper Nile, rivaling the government in Juba . People in rebel-held areas no longer accepted South Sudanese currency which had lost its worth due to hyperinflation, and instead used United States dollars and Ethiopian birr . The party's ideology (or in some cases,
1330-414: The rainy and dry season in 2019 – sustained insecurity along the road has led to the deterioration of conditions. Primary road west to Yei County has access challenges during the rainy season, but is open to vehicles in the dry season. Conditions of primary road southwards to Uganda is unknown. A secondary road runs east to Eastern Equatoria State, with the closest town being Pageri, Magwi County. The road
1368-423: The roads that lead from Kajo-Keji to other major markets, like Juba, has also made it harder for people to make a living. IPC's predictions range from crisis (January 2020) to emergency (May–July 2020). (February–April 2020). This is a big change from early 2016, when arable land, closeness to the international market (for example, high-quality seed imports), and a lack of large-scale violence kept food insecurity in
1406-558: The town of Kajo-Keji had schools and medical facilities. Since the conflict started in 2016, a lot of the infrastructure has been damaged or left empty, and it will take a lot of work to fix it so that it can serve the people again. In 2019, Kajo-Keji was named as one of the most important border towns in South Sudan that would get electricity from a dam in Uganda, which would be paid for by the African Development Bank. Since 2018, when
1444-626: Was the Franco-Polish arms dealer Pierre Dadak who was arrested on 14 July 2016 at his villa in Ibiza . At his villa, the Spanish National Police Corps allege that they found documents showing he was negotiating to sell the SPLA-IO 40,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 30,000 PKM machine guns and 200,000 boxes of ammunition. In 2017 SPLA-IO lost the town of Pagak on the Ethiopian border during
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