(LAINYA COUNTY, CENTRAL EQUATORIA) – Unity FM 100.8, the only community radio station in Lainya County resumed broadcasting on Friday after spending six months off air due to damaged equipment. The station went silent in April when a power circuit burnt its main control console, cutting off residents from localContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – The Ministry of Mining has carried out an official inspection of mining sites in Lainya County, Central Equatoria, following reports of illegal activities in the area. The visit on Wednesday this week was led by the Minister of Mining, Hon. Matiok Santino Akuei, PhD, who was joinedContinue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – The County Commissioner of Morobo, Hon. Charles Data Bullen, has convened an inter-county dialogue bringing together civil society organisations and Members of Parliament to discuss pressing challenges of development, governance, and security affecting Morobo, Yei and Lainya counties. The meeting took place on 4 September 2025 atContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Lainya County recently hosted a three day civil-military dialogue aimed at fostering cooperation and understanding between local communities and military personnel. The event was officiated by Commissioner Hon. Robert Lasu John Morris and organised by the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) in partnership with several consortiumContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Leaders, women’s groups and human rights activists in Central Equatoria State are asking the police to make sure justice is done after two young schoolgirls were raped in Limuro village, Lainya County, on 12 August 2025. Paramount Chief Jackson Lumori said the girls, aged 15 and 16,Continue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Construction of a 59 kilometre feeder road linking the villages of Loka, Limuro, Koyoki and Birigo in Lainya County, Central Equatoria State, has officially begun. The project started last week and is a community led effort after years of government inaction. The road is expected to openContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Khamis Richard Lainya County is not a tribal entity. It is a government administrative and political sub-state level of government that belongs to all the people living within its legal boundaries. All tribes and territories that make up Lainya County enjoy equal political and administrative rights. The orderContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – A human rights activist has condemned the gang rape of two schoolgirls in Lainya County, Central Equatoria State, calling for swift justice under South Sudan’s legal system. Local authorities confirmed the arrest of two men in connection with the alleged assault, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon inContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Residents of Lainya County in Central Equatoria State are requesting the county and state authorities to deploy a resident judge in order to improve access to justice and the application of national laws at the local level. Community members say that in the absence of a functioningContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – Authorities in Lainya County, Central Equatoria State, have confirmed the arrest of two men in connection with the alleged gang rape of two underage girls in Limuro village, Wuji Payam, on Tuesday afternoon. According to Paramount Chief Jackson Lumori, the victims, aged 15 and 16, were attackedContinue Reading
