He was appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit as recommended by former Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony.

Yei has had many communities including the Pojulu, kakwa, Mundu etc, Welcoming businessmen and investors as it grows.

Insecurity in the county limited farmers' access to land and also hampered trade routes, which were critical for small businesses to survive.

Top Performing Private/Church funded Primary Schools in Yei River County, CES - South Sudan irrespective of the order.

Yei River County is on South Sudan's southern border, connecting it to trade routes through Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Following independence, Yei River County was regarded as a stable area with significant development in terms of government institutions, educational facilities, and healthcare.

[12] The Lantoto National Park is located in the county's west, but its precise boundaries are unknown, and illegal poaching has been a persistent problem exacerbated by insecurity.

[3] The region has historically been an SPLA stronghold, and Yei River County was relatively unscathed after the conflict began in December 2013.

[13] Following the outbreak of fighting in these counties in May 2015, approximately 3,000 IDPs from Mundri and Maridi sought refuge in Yei.

[14] Yei River County has also served as a refugee settlement for those fleeing neighboring countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

According to the most recent data from early 2020, Yei is home to approximately 67,511 IDPs and 10,097 returnees (IOM DTM, 2020).

The National Salvation Front (NAS), led by Thomas Cirillo, has clashed with the South Sudan People's Defense Force in the area on numerous occasions and is not a signatory to the 2018 peace agreement.

Clashes were reported as recently as May 2020 (Abraham, 2020), and as a result, the area's future security remains uncertain.

In addition to the civil war, land disputes caused by migration to the area have strained relations between the host community and those who have settled in the county.

Some harvests will be ruined as the seasons shift and become increasingly unreliable, possibly leading to a food shortage.

The marginalized and low-income communities of Yei, who will find it more difficult to procure basic necessities, will be the ones most affected by climate change.