09/07/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                    
                                                                        
                                        Warrap locals lament 14 years of insecurity and poor services
   
Warrap locals lament 14 years of insecurity and poor services
A school seen devastated by floods in Gogrial East, Warrap state. 
As South Sudan marks 14 years of independence, residents in Warrap State say the promises of peace and development remain unfulfilled. Many locals express deep frustration over continued insecurity inadequate basic services such as healthcare, education, and roads.
In Turalei town, Makat Maror voiced his disappointment in the government’s failure to protect citizens and ensure equal rights and safety for everyone.
“It is not good that some people celebrate while others are killed due to insecurity. I think it is not right for the government to fail to protect its citizens,” Maror said.
“As a citizen of this country, I see that the government is not intervening in the challenges people are facing, such as gender-based violence against women. If such things happen and there is no accountability, it does not show that we are truly a country.”
James Aguer Kuot from the Abyei Administrative Area said the excitement of independence in 2011 has been replaced by disillusionment and mistrust.
“Since we raised up our flag on 9th July 2011, we were happy, and we were hopping our living standard was going to change but unfortunately, we avoid it, and we killed ourselves. Some leaders have taken the property of the citizens as belonging to them. It is one of the reasons that caused conflict among us” Kuot stated.
From Wunrok, Yak Majok echoed similar concerns, calling on the government to deliver basic services on the 14th year going forward.
“I want the government to build the schools, roads, hospitals and others. I beg the government in the coming years to show good results. The first thing is that the government should bring peace to the citizens,” Majok urged.
In response, Warrap State Governor’s Press Secretary Makoor Mangok Kuot recognized ongoing challenges, such as insecurity, but noted some signs of progress.
 “There is expansion of the towns and new one emerged which showed development. It won’t happened if we were still in united Sudan. Some health facilities and hospitals were built,’ Kuot said. “It is not the best, but we acknowledge that if there was no power struggle that caused civil war, we could even reach to the next level.”
Since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan has suffered prolonged conflict, communal violence, and long-lasting underdevelopment. Citizens in Warrap say little has changed in 14 years, and they want to see real progress, not just promises