The South Sudan 's Anti-corruption Commission, under the leadership of Pauline Riak, began a government probe on February 1, 2007 of all South Sudan government contracts granted in 2005 and 2006, the ministries and commissions involved, the Anti-corruption Commission itself and the Army. A law currently in the draft stage would enable closer scrutiny of the annual monetary benefits of certain governmental employees. Salva Kiir himself ordered three high ranking officials in the South's Ministry of Finance sacked after they were found guilty of corruption. However, it is unknown how or if the money must be reimbursed.

The SPLM leadership asked that Salva Kiir return the 60 million dollars that Garang had received from the Government of Sudan. Baffled by this demand, he explained he was hearing about the vanished sum for the first time and that he was above and beyond suspicion.

The Commission arrested two individuals, Martin Malual and the general director of the Ministry of Finance, Isaac Makor Atim. The latter said that he would provide documents naming various high ranking officials implicated in the affair if he was not singled out as the fall man. Are the incriminating papers in question safe? Salva Kiir retracted immunity from Finance Minister Arthur Akuien a Dinka. The Dinka from Bahr el Gazal now insist that he hold on to his ministerial appointment until the charges against him have been confirmed (giving him time to delete evidence from his hard drive and clean out his desk drawers). In order to reorganize the payment system and review the government's financial situation, the new Minister of Finance Gabriel Changson Cheng temporarily froze all payments for a week, with the exception of salaries.

During the Donors Conference on March 22, Salva Kiir spoke of his determination to eradicate corruption in the South, saying that he proposed to call on civil society for assistance in the task. He also planned to enact muscled legislation to further his goal and launch an anti-corruption movement throughout the South.

Rumor has it the South's Vice President Riek Mashar is extremely corrupt. He would seem to even be collecting revenue from tents rented to residents and visitors in Juba at $145 a night. The widow of John Garang and SPLM unofficial First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Garang, would seem to be receiving a commission on flights arriving in Juba . On February 1, she said she would sue the newspapers that attacked her integrity. She did not do it.

Will the Anti-Corruption Commission be able to shed light on the White Nile mystery?