Infrastructure necessary for the stimulation of economic growth
The Sunrise Democratic Party shall build the basic infrastructure necessary for the stimulation of economic growth and the improvement in the quality of life for the South Sudanese. Infrastructure such as transportation, energy, water, telecommunication and information technology, social infrastructure (Schools, hospitals, emergency services, community support, public space, libraries and cultural institutions) and government services infrastructure.
Road infrastructure: The SDP will construct the main highways running through the length and breadth of the country connecting all the ten state capitals and other important locations such as tourism centres and ports. The SDP will also strive to build roads that will link all the county and payam headquarters as well as roads and streets with the major cities. All this will be done in partnership with the private sector.
Railway infrastructure: The SDP government will commit to construction of railway line that will join Juba to Kampala and ultimately to the rest of the East African countries. It is also an intention of the Sunrise Democratic Party to extend to the railway line from Juba to Wau where it connects to the already existing Babanusa-Wau Railway line which runs all the way to Khartoum. This will boost industrial and economic growth for South Sudan and for the East African region.
Aviation infrastructure: There is an urgent need to upgrade Juba International
Airport and Malakal Airports to state of the art facilities to a capacity that can handle the ever growing air traffics. The SDP government shall also construct modern airports in all the capital cities of ten the states of South Sudan. This will boost economic and industrial growth as well as creating many job opportunities for the citizens.
Water transport infrastructure: A large section of the White Nile flows through South Sudan and the country have access to approximately 1400km of navigational waterways stretching from Juba in the south, to Kosti in North Sudan, and from Bentiu in the west to Akobo on the Ethiopian border to the east. The river is accessible throughout the year, and these days during the rainy season the Nile is the only reliable transport link between the southern, central and northern areas of the country. Many of the rivers tributaries are also navigable, however these are only considered passable during the rainy reason.
There are major challenges facing the river transport such as the fluctuations of water levels during the rainy and dry seasons, insecurity, some section of the river are impassable with larger boats, lack of modern port with loading and unloading equipment. The passenger transport along the river has not been fully developed.
The SDP shall work in partnership with the private sector to development the river transport in South Sudan and make it an income generating sector that can employ many citizens.
The existing ports of Mangalla, Bor, Shambe, Adok, Malakal and Renk need to be modernised to facilitate the river transport system.
Provision of loading and offloading facilities at the ports.
Dredging and clearing of water canals need to be done in some sections of the river to make it passable for larger boats.
Security need to be improved along the length of the Nile. Establish good water transport management system to deal with the issues revenue management and safety of the water transport systems.
Telecommunication and information technology: The SDP government in partnership with telecommunication companies will encourage construction of enough telecommunication towers and facilities that will provide 95 percent network coverage to all the regions of South Sudan. There will be more mobile broadband connections, (4G or 5G) connections in South Sudan. The SDP shall encourage private sector investment in the construction of the telecommunication and information technology facilities to bring enough mobile broadband coverage to the whole population of South Sudan. This will also bring fast internet connections to businesses, schools, universities, hospitals, individuals, etc.