Yiep Joseph
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. A Juba-based civil society activist called on the government to make the national election law public.
As part of availing vital information to the public, Edmund Yakani, a civil society activist, appealed to the government to provide the documents to civil society groups and the public in order to widen public knowledge about the law.
He said the citizens have failed to understand ideas such as the power of the president to appoint members of parliament.
“I would like to appeal to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the legal affairs in the Office of the President to please disclose to us within this week the signed National Election Law so that it will help us to roll out civil education in advance and answer some of the concerns raised by the citizens,” Yakani said
He stated that civil society has a task to inform the public about the election laws so that they can understand what they entail.
Yakani stated that access to information remains vital for every citizen, adding that several questions have been fired at civil society, but they could not respond due to a lack of the document.
“In several spaces, people posed many questions about the content of the National Election Law, and there are many concerns that the public is posting to civil society as part of the agreement because we do not have the law and we cannot respond,” he said.
On Tuesday, President Salva Kiir signed the National Elections Act, 2012 (Amendment) Act, 2023 Bill into law.
The Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Jemma Nunu Kumba, was quoted by the president’s press department as saying that the bill was an important element of the revitalized peace agreement and its quest for electoral preparations.
“In conclusion, Rt. Hon. Nunu (Kumba) added that the country is now ready to start the preparation for the elections by putting in place the mechanism for parties to do elections,” the statement said.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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