In a shocking administrative fiasco that has sparked widespread mockery and outrage, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has appointed a deceased politician to a key panel tasked with paving the way for long-delayed national elections – only to sack two senior aides in the aftermath.
The blunder came to light after a Republican Order dated January 30, 2026, named Steward Soroba Budia, a prominent member of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and former signatory to the 2018 peace agreement, as part of a consultative body for election-related dialogue. Local media and social media users quickly highlighted the glaring error: Budia had died in 2021, five years earlier.
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