Manyok Lual Koch is South Sudanese-American who went to the United States over 10 years ago. He settled and worked in Michigan and then moved to Washington-DC after getting a job with the Sudanese embassy. After the independence of South Sudan, Manyok was maintained as a driver at the residence of the ambassador. He was employed as a local worker (American) but not as South Sudanese national. When the war broke out in 2013, the flow of their salary and how they were pay deteriorated.
With a family to support overseas and also paying his accommodation, things went from bad to worse between 2016 and 2017. Manyok alleged that the two months salary was paid, but only diplomats were given the full payment but the local (Americans-South Sudanese) were given one month”.
Manyok said that he wanted the issue to be resolved and approached Ambassador Garang Diing Akuong but he was told to go to court.
“I approached Ambassador (Garang Ding Akuong) and told him that I was left with two weeks then I will be going visit family. Instead, Garang said,’If you need your money then go to court and we will meet there.’
Here is the full interview on SBS Dinka Radio
