Manyok Lual is a local employee but South Sudanese-American who started working at the embassy as a driver more than four years ago. Manyok was interviewed by VOA and SBS Dinka and this was in regard to his salary not being paid for more than 8 months. Ambassador Buay said that Mr. Manyok was aware and knew what signed in the contract. The delay of salary was mention in the contract which he signed in 2017.
“When Mr. Manyok signed a contract in 2017, he signed a contract which has a clause saying that, based on the financial difficulties faced by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, the employees of the Republic of South Sudan Embassy in Washington should be made aware that there would be salary delays, and those delays can be 7 or 8 months depending on the situation of the country’, and Mr. Manyok signed it.”
