By Akol Madut Ngong First Deputy Speaker in the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly Nathaniel Oyet Pierino has reignited the fading hot debate on the dredging of Naam River in Unity State saying they must seek solution to ensure that rivers are dug deeper to accommodate much water. He said[Read More…]
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SPLM-IO decries arrest of members, demand immediate release
By Bida Elly David The leadership of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has raised alarm over the arrest of some of its members during a peaceful rally over the weekend terming it to be an act against political and civic space. The worrisome apprehension of the IO members[Read More…]
Museveni urges S. Sudanese to work for national interest
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged South Sudanese to concentrate on looking at their interest and not their identity saying “we the progressive forces, we say look at the interest of the people not the identity”. The Ugandan President spoke during[Read More…]
Gov’t told to tackle shrinking political space
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Interim Secretary General of Sudan People’s Liberation movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) Regina Joseph Kaba told the unity government to tackle the shrinking political space in the country. Regina explained that the constitution gives the right to citizens to have space to express their political views,[Read More…]
SPLA-IO lawmakers call off parliamentary boycott
By Taban Henry The members of parliament at the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) under the docket of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) on Monday called off their boycott of the parliamentary sitting. This came after the President and the First Vice President Dr. Riek[Read More…]
Kiir, Machar mull over security bill
By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir and his deputy Dr. Riek Machar have mulled over National Security Bill that bestowed unfettered (autonomous) authority the rights to detain suspects without warrant of arrest. On Thursday, the two principals exchanged views on various topics regarding the implementation of the Revitalized Peace[Read More…]
Gov’t ready to dialogue with armed groups
By Bida Elly David The chairperson of the National Transitional Committee (NTC) on Wednesday called on the holdout armed groups fighting against the government to seek for peaceful dialogue to pave way for successful amity and graduation of the unified forces. The Presidential Security Advisor and the NTC chairperson Tut[Read More…]
Gov’t pours blame on citizens over Manawa’s death
By Bida Elly David The South Sudan Government has poured blames and has stated that the death of the late Manawa Peter Gatkuoth was due to heart attack that resulted from criticisms and pressure from some citizens who exaggerated the dredging plans of the Nile. Their statement came following the[Read More…]
Riek ready to face Kiir over Parliamentary row
By Taban Henry South Sudan First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and the Chair of the Governance Cluster in the unity government is ready to meet President Salva Kiir to resolve the discrepancies of the Opposition lawmakers over passing of the political parties Act (amendment) Bill 2022. Earlier last week[Read More…]
MP accuses Speaker Nunu for lavishly spending money on trips
By William Madouk Garang A lawmaker at Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has slammed the Speaker of the R-TNLA, Jemma Nunu Kumba accusing her for wastefully spending lots money on expensive and fruitless trips abroad. MP Juol Nhomngek also alleged that Speaker is working to “destroy” young Members of[Read More…]
Opposition MPs boycott sittings over altered political Parties’ Act
By William Madouk Garang A section of lawmakers from the main opposition party’ Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) have been dodging parliamentary sessions echoing that the recently passed ‘controversial’ Political Party’s Act is tampered. This came after the Specialized Committee on Legislation and Justice in the Transitional Legislative[Read More…]
Troika calls for Kiir, Machar face to face talks
By Taban Henry The US Ambassador Jonny Baxter has called on the First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny to meet and engage in face to face discussions with President Salva Kiir to iron out issues hindering progress of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. This was revealed to the media on[Read More…]
British lawyer defends his report on S. Sudan conflicts
By Philip Buda Ladu The author of the report “Pushing The Reset Button for South Sudan” which the Government released as revealing that the 15th December 2013 and 8th July 2016 conflicts were attempted coups has come out to defend his report amid criticism of the report. Steven Kay, a[Read More…]
Gov’t to launch nationwide consultation on truth, reconciliation and healing
By Taban Henry The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has on Thursday planned to launch the National Public Consultation as a way of establishing the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing as indicated in the chapter 5 of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic[Read More…]
R-JMEC enlightens Council of States on R-ARCSS
By Philip Buda Ladu The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) on Thursday convened an orientation workshop for the Members of Council of States on the Revitalized Peace Agreement, its status of implementation and the functions of the Council of States. Dr. Thomson Fontaine, the R-JMEC Chief of Staff-Strategy[Read More…]
Troika meets SPLM officials over sluggish peace implementation
By Adia Jildo Representatives of the Troika countries and members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party met on Thursday at the Party’s Secretariat in Juba to discuss challenges facing the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Briefing journalists after the meeting, Bol Makueng, the SPLM Secretary for External[Read More…]
No insecurity alarm in Juba – Kiir
By Philip Buda Ladu President Salva Kiir Maryardit yesterday said there is no problem of insecurity in the capital city Juba, clearing the public’s dilemmas and fears of possible repeat of the 2016 J1 incident. Some media reported of security deployment around the streets of Presidential Palace J1 and the[Read More…]
Peace principals at loggerheads over army command
By Philip Buda Ladu President Salva Kiir and the First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar are portraying signs of strong disagreement over the unification of the Command of the yet to be graduated unified forces as the two key principals to the 2018 R-ARCSS differed on the ratio of forces’[Read More…]
Intense fight over position culminated into recent violence
The SPLA-IO Spokesperson Col. Lam Paul Gabriel/Courtesy photo By Taban Henry The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition has blamed the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) for continues fight over position, a reason for the recent violence. This was revealed to the media on Thursday after fresh clashes hit[Read More…]
Cabinet minister blasts Troika, R-JMEC
By Philip Buda Ladu The Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the R-TGoNU, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro has bitterly expressed disappointment with the Troika countries (United States, United Kingdom and Norway) and R-JMEC saying they always dwell on reporting bad things about the Government of South Sudan. Dr. Lomuro, who represented[Read More…]