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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / NEW CABINET
TRT: 2:11
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 7 AUGUST 2013, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, ministers and deputy-minsters to be sworn in standing and looking on as President Salva Kiir walks into room
2. Med shot, President Salva Kiir shaking hands with Chief Justice Chan Riek Reec Madut
3. Med hsot, president acknowledging cabinet to be sworn in
4. Med shot, president taking seat
5. Various shots, cabinet members seated
6. Close up, paper showing oath of a minister
7. Various shots, swearing in
8. Med shot, hands on holy book
9. Close up, hand on holy book
10. Various shots, of members of the cabinet reading their oath
11. Wide shot,sworn in cabinet clapping
12. Med shot, president looking on
13. SOUNDBITE (English) New Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Michael Makuei Deng:
“His excellency the president talked to the cabinet and assured them of full cooperation expecting them to deliver services to the people because the main objective of this cabinet is a servicing cabinet, whose function and duty is foremost to render services to our people. For that matter, his excellency called the cabinet that they are expected to deliver.”
14. Wide shot, members of cabinet seated
15. Cutaway, journalists
16. SOUNDBITE (English) New Minister for Information and Broadcasting , Michael Makuei Deng:
“Just a few minutes ago, the cabinet of the Republic of South Sudan took the oath of office. The ministers who took the oath are 18 in number and nine State deputy ministers. Two ministers did not attend because their cases are still pending before the National Legislative Assembly, and three deputy ministers did not attend because their cases are pending before the National Legislative Assembly.”
18. Wide shot,cabinet group shot with President Salva Kiir
South Sudan’s new cabinet has been sworn in.
At a brief ceremony at the ministry of cabinet affairs in the capital Juba on Wednesday (August 7)) evening, and in the presence of President Salva Kiir, 18 cabinet ministers and nine State deputy ministers, read their oaths repeating after Chief Justice Chan Riek Reec Madut. The position of vice-president has not yet been decided.
On July 23, President Salva Kiir relieved his entire cabinet including his vice president, Riek Machar, and later on July 31st, announced through a decree that he had named his new cabinet, names of which had to be screened by members of parliament.
SOUNDBITE (English) New Minister for Information and Broadcasting , Michael Makuei Deng
“His excellency the president talked to the cabinet and assured them of full cooperation expecting them to deliver services to the people because the main objective of this cabinet is a servicing cabinet, whose function and duty is foremost to render services to our people. For that matter, his excellency called the cabinet that they are expected to deliver.”
President Kiir’s surprise cabinet dissolution led many to speculate on whether there would be a peaceful transition.
Kiir said he would select a leaner and more effective team of 21 ministers. Out of these two have not been cleared and one is out of the country.
SOUNDBITE (English) New Minister for Information and Broadcasting , Michael Makuei Deng
“Just a few minutes ago, the cabinet of the Republic of South Sudan took the oath of office. The ministers who took the oath are 18 in number and nine State deputy ministers. Two ministers did not attend because their cases are still pending before the National Legislative Assembly, and three deputy ministers did not attend because their cases are pending before the National Legislative Assembly. “
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in a statement to media, a week ago when the cabinet was named, welcomed the appointment of a new Cabinet, saying “the installation of the new, leaner and restructured Cabinet offers the Government a new opportunity to deliver on key priorities for the country.”
The Statement said that the Mission stood “ready to work closely with the new Cabinet, once sworn in, to advance South Sudan's reform agenda, including combatting corruption; transformation of the security sector; and providing essential services to the people.”
“We look forward to working with the new Cabinet on protecting civilians, and strengthening core state institutions, as well as political milestones related to Constitutional review and the holding of free and fair national elections,” the statement said, and urged “the new Cabinet to do its utmost to forge national unity and solidarity and respect the rights of all South Sudanese citizens.”
ENDS.
