The Eastern branch of the Clone Star Empire has for a long time been a bit of a headache to the CSE leadership, especially when it was the private fiefdom of Benito Clone. Oojok has said he will grant more autonomy to Marcus, the governor of CSE-E. The aim will be for the CSE-E to become self sufficient. This will be difficult as apart from Austini 55 and Woloron 12 the planets of CSE-E are all net drains on the empire's economy.
Some observers are wondering if Oojok's long term plan is for the CSE-E to become independent. It is well known that some senior figures in the empire would like to "streamline" the empire and remove planets which do not add much to the empire in terms of resources and strategic location.
