South
Sudan lawmakers stormed out of a budget presentation for 2019/2020 financial
year on Thursday, citing frustrations over non-payment of salaries of civil
servants and soldiers.
The
lawmakers staged the walk-out while the minister of finance was presenting the
budget.
They said
the country’s army is cutting down trees to make a living, it is almost one
year since foreign missions were paid.
One of the
protesting lawmakers shouted that teachers are not being paid,so why should
they present a new budget while salaries are not being paid,”
