Yiep Joseph
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) emphasised its call to the parties to the peace agreement to wrap up the implementation of the pending chapters.
In his address during the 30th monthly plenary on Thursday, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commision (RJMEC), Maj Gen. Charles Gituai, said parties need to utilise the 17 months remaining to the poll to finish all the outstanding tasks.
“It is important to reiterate that in order to conduct free, fair, and credible elections as scheduled, there is a need to achieve the following benchmarks in the R-ARCSS: a. Reconstitution and operationalization of the institutions tasked with the preparation and conduct of elections” Gituai said
He added that the Political Parties Council and the National Elections Commission remain critical in order for the country to ensure that there is a need for elections.
He said the judicial reforms meant to enhance the capacity and independence of the judicial institutions to deal with election-related disputes need to be speeded up.
Gituai said that till now, there has been no progress in the deployment of the already graduated unified system to beef up security.
He added that as the country marks its 12th independence anniversary, there is a need to focus on peace in order to enjoy the dividends.
“South Sudan should seize this opportunity to consolidate the peace dividends and implement the critical tasks in the roadmap so as to fulfil the aspirations of her people for justice, equality, respect for human rights, and the rule of law,” he said.
He applauded the parties to the peace agreement for the steps they have taken in its implementation and urged them to put in more effort to ensure that the country has peace.
The country is expected to hold elections starting in 2024, as stated in the peace deal roadmap.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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