Lakes State Minister Urges Staff To Provide Right Information To Media

This article was last updated on May 25, 2022

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Kuok took oath of an office last Thursday and was among the ministers who were reappointed by Lakes state military caretaker governor.

Kuok, together with other minister, took oath to office without state parliament approval.

Kuok arrived to his office this morning and briefed his ministry staff to insert government interest in protecting information from being distorted by people he termed as “ enemy of state” trying to destroy state government image preaching their common interest against incumbent leadership of the state.

He called upon state citizens to cooperate with media and to provide the media with real information.

“you provide right information to journalists, there are those providing wrong information to journalist that reflect wrong our state image internationally – let us provide basic right information to transform our state wrong image to real good image,” he said.

In June, the Lakes State Ministry of Information and Communication shutdown the Catholic Radio Good News in Rumbek on allegations that the radio is broadcasting information critical to the state government.

Good News Radio broadcasts mainly in English and Dinka and has a wide listenership of about 80% and covers an area of 150 kilometres radius with a mast of 60 meters reaching eight counties of Lakes and parts of the neighbouring states.

In April, the Lakes state deputy governor Mabor Achol Kuer threatened to “crucify” critical journalists and activists.