04/10/2026
𝗪𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦
𝗬𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗢, 𝟰 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 —Western Equatoria State Caretaker Governor Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa has appointed ten caretaker county commissioners to oversee the administration of the state’s ten counties.
The appointments were made through State Decree No. 01/2026, signed by Governor Rimbasa on Sunday, 4 October, at the State Secretariat headquarters in Yambio.
According to the decree, the appointments were made under the powers conferred by Republican Decree No. 33/2026, dated 22 September 2026, and in accordance with Article 99 (2) (a) of the Transitional Constitution of Western Equatoria State, 2011, as amended in 2015.
The appointed caretaker commissioners are:
* Modi Enosa Mbaraza — Yambio County
* Tito Amos Nganzi — Ibba County
* James Mupaya Kparivuru — Tambura County
* Daniel Owudada Gnandi — Maridi County
* Stephen Alipayo Clement — Mvolo County
* Matthew Daite Bakiet — Mundri East County
* Charles January Clement — Mundri West County
* Henry Agia Zinaro — Ezo County
* Robert Raphael Mandri — Nzara County
* Charles Gambori — Nagero County
The decree states that the appointments take effect from the date of their signature.
The appointments follow the recent changes to the state’s administration after President Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed a caretaker leadership for Western Equatoria State.
The decree was signed and stamped by the Office of the Governor of Western Equatoria State on 4 October 2026.
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