South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked several judges who have been on strike for the past two months over poor pay and living conditions.
On Wednesday evening, Kiir issued a decree that dismissed a group of 12 judges who went on strike in a bid to force reform in the judicial system, Deputy Information Minister Akol Paul Kordit told Reuters.
It is believed the judges were sacked for their industrial action that has crippled the judicial operations.
The judges have been on strike demanding better wages and the removal of the Chief Justice, Mr Chan Reec Madut.
Madut is accused of failing to address the improvement of their wages and work conditions, the Africa review reports.
South Sudan had only 274 judges on its payroll in its last budget, some of whom have since resigned. This according to Reuters.
