Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Director General of the National Prisons Service said he has formed a committee to review all contracts with companies investing on the institutions’ lands in the capital Juba.
According to General Aguar, the contracts signed several years back should be reviewed because the prisons service is not benefiting from the agreements.
In a statement read out on his behalf by General Redento Tongun, the Prison Service spokesperson, General Kuany said the institution had turned the land where it previously grew vegetables for prisoners into an investment area – hosting companies and luxurious hotels.
General Kuany, however, said the contracts signed with these companies need a proper review to enable the institution to deal with acute underfunding.
The companies include Star hotel, Grand hotel, Peace Africa hotel, JEM Enterprise Company limited.
Others are Marina Investment Company limited, Southern Sudan for Development Company Limited, and Jamous Company limited.
“I have formed a committee chaired by the legal advisor Dr. Moua Moti Moua, the head of legal administration in the Ministry of Interior, to review all the contracts agreement signed between the prisons service and the management of these companies,” Kuany said.
His speech was read during a visit to the Prisons Service headquarters by the Minister of Interior Angelina Teny and his deputy Marial Gumke on Monday.
“The committee has started its work and still working, and yet we have to receive the report and forward the same to your esteemed office [interior minister] for comments.”
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