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Peace partners write to IGAD to extend constitutional committee mandate

Peace partners write to IGAD to extend constitutional committee mandate The parties to the revitalized peace agreement have written to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) seeking an extension of the mandate of the National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) which expired in February, a member of the committee said. Wani Michael, who sits on the National Constitution Amendment Committee (NCAC) as a youth representative, told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that the peace partners wrote to IGAD because the work of the NCAC ground to a halt after the expiration of the body’s mandate on 22 February. “It was not us but the parties (to the agreement) and the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) because the work of NCAC came to an end on February 22, 2021. So there is a discussion to extend the mandate of NCAC that is why the parties have written to IGAD to extend the mandate of the NCAC,” Wani said.

Opinion | Is the Revitalized Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) ready for reforms and move this country forward?

Opinion | Is the Revitalized Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) ready for reforms and move this country forward? The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (RARCISS) is a clear roadmap to transform and transition South Sudan into peaceful, democratic, and economic prosperity. The agreement was signed and regarded by many as the reform agenda for South Sudan just like the Uganda reform agenda in early 2000 spearheaded by the Opposition Leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and the Kenya Constitution-making process in 2010 that ushered the country into a new political and constitutional dispensation which appreciated and introduced most of the democracy ingredients enjoyed by Kenyans. The Agreement has provided an opportunity for the leaders to revitalized and jumpstart everything that wasn’t working for the people of South Sudan.

Opinion | Who has the powers to appoint and relieve constitutional post holders in the states and counties?

Opinion | Who has the powers to appoint and relieve constitutional post holders in the states and counties? I was puzzled to hear that the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement have intentionally decided to abandon the core issues of constitutionalism and rule of law in South Sudan, their assumption is that the Presidency can sit and decide on issues related to the agreement including even amending the Agreement or Constitution without due process. Little did they know that there are clear provisions in the Agreement and the Constitution on how to amend these important documents. The Presidency or the Parties has no Constitutional power or mandate to wholesomely without Parliament approval amend the Agreement or the Constitution and if any amendment to these documents happened without the due process, shall be declared null and void.

Parties blame economic crisis, lack of political will, and Coronavirus for slow implementation of the peace deal

Economic crisis, coronavirus blamed for slow implementation of peace deal The parties to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) have attributed the slow implementation of the deal s provisions to the financial crisis biting the country, a lack of political will, and the global Coronavirus pandemic. The statement by the parties marked the first anniversary of the formation of the Revitalised Government of National Unity in February 2020, in the implementation of a three-year transitional period leading into elections in 2023. The parties acknowledged that some progress had been made so far despite the slow implementation process.

President Kiir appoints Upper Nile State governor and his deputy

President Kiir appoints Upper Nile State governor and his deputy South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Friday night appointed the governor and deputy governor of Upper Nile State, ending a six-month stalemate between Kiir s government and SPLM-IO over the nominee for the gubernatorial post. In presidential decrees read on state-run television SSBC, President Kiir appointed Budhok Ayang Kur and James Tor Monybuny as Upper Nile state governor and deputy governor respectively. Mid last year, Kiir appointed governors for nine states except for Upper Nile. In late December 2020 and early January 2021, the president appointed deputy governors for those nine states. SPLM-IO had nominated Gen. Jonson Olony as their gubernatorial candidate for Upper Nile state.

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