Activist condemns killing of Kapoeta East Commissioner, calls on Council of States to intervene

Probe launched into killing of Kapoeta East commissioner amid tensions - Radio Tamazuj

The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State, Louis Lobong Lojore, has issued Executive Order No. 08/2026 establishing a special investigation committee to probe the killing of Kapoeta East County Commissioner Stephen Lowosio Lomongin. In a statement dated June 11, 2026 and seen by Radio Tamazuj, the order said the committee will investigate the circumstances in which the commissioner was ambushed and killed in the disputed Kessengor area while on an…

Activist condemns killing of Kapoeta East Commissioner, calls on Council of States to intervene

Civil society activist Edmond Yakani has strongly condemned the killing of the Commissioner of Kapoeta East County, Stephen Lowosio, and urged the Council of States to immediately intervene in the territorial dispute between the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) and Eastern Equatoria State. The Minister of Information for the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, Jacob Werchum, […]