South Sudan President Salva Kiir fires his Press Secretary Ateny Wek Ateny

President Salva Kiir's press secretary Ateny Wek Ateny shows bullet holes on a wall in front of the presidential palace compound on July 14, 2016, in Juba, South Sudan. PHOTO | AFP

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardiit fired his press secretary a day after he sent home the Finance minister and Central Bank governor.

President Kiir sacked Ateny Wek Ateny, who served in his office for the last nine years, through a presidential decree aired on state-run TV SSBC Friday evening.