Both the ministries of education and finance in Aweil East State say they are not responsible for missing salaries of teachers.

Teachers in Aweil East have not received their salaries for two months.

Last week, some teachers stopped teaching, demanding their pay. This led to the closure of some schools.

Garang Malong Awan, the minister of education in the area, said that the former Aweil East County education and state finance offices are responsible for the missing salaries.

“I am only responsible with the teachers and if there is any missing salaries for the teachers, it is my responsibility to question, so in this situation, I will fight for their rights to make sure they are given money, and now someone from finance ministry will be responsible,” he said.

However, the former deputy County Education Director Lual Dut Kur says he does not know where the money is. He said the money is not with his office, and the matter needs to be investigated.

Athian Athian Dut, the Acting Director General in the finance ministry says he is not aware of the loss of the money since the Ministry of Education has not reported to him about missing salaries.

“We have not received any information about the loss of the money as the ministry of finance, how much money gone missing.”

The Payam Education Supervisor at Malualbaai Peter Lual Lual is asking teachers who have not received their salaries to continue teaching while the matter is being resolved.

Reporting by The Radio Community

File photo: A school at Kapuri Payam, Central Equatoria (UNMISS / JC McIlwaine)