{"id":45054,"date":"2023-10-05T14:58:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T14:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/parliament-passes-anti-corruption-bill-without-vote"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:38:24","slug":"parliament-passes-anti-corruption-bill-without-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/parliament-passes-anti-corruption-bill-without-vote","title":{"rendered":"Parliament passes Anti-corruption Bill without vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The national parliament has unanimously passed into law the 2023 South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission Amendment Bill.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was passed without a vote in the 650-member parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The Act is crucial in ensuring transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.<\/p>\n<p>It has maintained the 5-year tenure of the Chairperson, Deputy and Members of the Commission that is subject to renewal.<\/p>\n<p>The law also mandated the anti-graft body to require constitutional post holders to deliver their declarations in writing before assuming office.<\/p>\n<p>The declarations shall include the income, assets and liabilities of their spouses and children.<\/p>\n<p>The Act further stipulates that offences shall be tried by special courts designated by the Chief Justice.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was unanimously passed with observations and recommendations in a Wednesday, October 4, parliamentary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Oyet Nathaniel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn accordance with our regulations, we have passed the bill,\u201d RTNLA Deputy Speaker Oyet Nathaniel told lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, Amendment Bill 2023 is therefore passed in totality with all the observations and recommendations by the August House,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>During the deliberations, many lawmakers raised concerns about the prevalence of corruption in the country and recommended tough measures to shun the vice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The national parliament has unanimously passed into law the 2023 South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission Amendment Bill. The legislation was passed without a vote in the 650-member parliament. The Act is crucial in ensuring transparency and accountability in the management of public funds. 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