George Echom Ekeno is a politician who was deputy governor of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

, and was later appointed state minister for Environment, Wildlife Conservation & Tourism.

Shortly after being appointed Deputy Governor, in August 2007 Echom promised to make security one of his top priorities.
Echom was said to be part of the group of state government members opposed to Governor Aloisio Emor Ojetuk

Aloisio Emor Ojetuk

Aloisio Emor Ojetuk was governor of Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan from 2005 to 2010.In September 2006, Ojetuk said that the remnants of the former Equatoria Defence Forces were being supplied with ammunition by the Sudanese Armed Forces and were still a threat to security...

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In October 2008 he called on the Government of South Sudan to provide trained medical personnel so that the Referral Hospital in Kapoeta

Kapoeta

Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan. It is located in Kapoeta South County, in Eastern Equatoria State, in southeastern South Sudan.-Location:The town lies on the east bank of the Singaita River...

 could be opened.
In October 2009 there were clashes between Toposa raiders dressed in Sudan People's Liberation Army

Sudan People's Liberation Army

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...

 (SPLA) uniforms and Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

n police at the border post of Nadapal

Nadapal

Nadapal is a community in the north of the Turkana District of Kenya near the border with the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. The Nadapal belt is an area stretching southward from the border with South Sudan to Lokichogio in Kenya....

. George Echom stated that Nadapal was South Sudan territory and would not be surrendered to Kenya.

In May 2011 Dinka Bor cattle herders trespassed into the Nimule and Mugali areas of the Madi people in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State, causing massive crop damage. The Madi are farmers, and do not keep cattle. The Bor people were Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from Jonglei

Jonglei

Jonglei is one of the 10 states of South Sudan. Jonglei is the largest state in the Republic of South Sudan, with approximately 122,479 km2, as well as the most populous according to the controversial 2008 census conducted during present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. Bor is the...

 State. Echom headed a task forced to resolve the issue. After discussion with Jonglei authorities and leaders of the Bor communities, it was agreed to return over 4,000 cattle to Jonglei.
On 10 June 2011 World Environment Day was celebrated in Torit

Torit

-Location:The town is located in Torit County, Eastern Equatoria State, in the southeastern part of South Sudan, close to the International border with the Republic of Uganda. Its location lies approximately , by road, east of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country...

after being postponed from 5 June. Speaking at this event, Echom called for tree planting and conservation and condemned the recent killing of an elephant by poachers in the state.
He clarified that his ministry did not own elephants, but protected them for the public.