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Cabinet Ministers and Members of the Transitional National
Assembly are at logger heads after various Cabinet Minister fail to turn up for
questioning whenever they were summoned for questioning at the National
Parliament.
On Wednesday this week over 12 Cabinet Ministers
refused to turn up for questioning before the Transitional National Legislative
Assembly, the Cabinet Ministers were needed to answer crucial questions to
matters regarding their dockets.
Here are the names of the Cabinet Ministers who refused to
appear before the Legislatures or commonly known ‘lawmakers’. Cabinet Affairs
Minister Hon. Martin Elia Lomuro, Federal Affairs
Minister Lasuba Wango, East African Affairs Minister Deng Alor Kuol,
Peacebuilding Minister Stephen Parl Kuo, Justice Minister Ruben Madol Arol,
National Security Minister Obote Mamur Mete, and Information Minister Michael
Makuei.
The other Cabinet Ministers who
failed to show up for question are; Public Service Minister Bangasi Joseph
Bakosoro, Gender, Child and Social Welfare Minister Ayaa Benjamin Warille,
Humanitarian Affairs Minister Albino Akol Atak, and Youth and Sports Minister
Albino Bol Dhieu.
Parliamentary Spokesperson John Agany Deng while
speaking to the media on Wednesday said that, the Cabinet Minister shunning off
parliamentarians is a sign of disrespect and disgrace to the National Assembly.
“Our national ministers who are
supposed to be here, some of them are even MPs and are supposed to be in every
parliamentary sitting but you will find only one,” Agany said.
“I would like to let the house know
that we are disgraced now and then by the executive, which is not good. I want
to understand whether we should make our house strong or leave it to be weak”
Agany added.
“This house has resolved that in
every sitting the designated minister must come and attend the sitting but they
turn deaf ears,” Agany said.
Agany further explained that,
Regulation number 41 of conduct of business regulation allows the lawmakers to
question and Cabinet Ministers in the first hour of National Assembly
Proceedings.
Government Chief Whip, Rebecca
Joshua Okwaci reiterated that the Cabinet Ministers should appear whenever
summoned to the parliament to answer questions related to their dockets.
“We are aware and I experienced
this as a former minister. When there is an issue of concern that falls under
your ministry, you can also come and attend,” Rebecca said.
Hon. Mary Nawai Martin defended
herself by saying that she has written a letter to summoning the above
mentioned cabinet ministers to attend parliament proceedings on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
“Whenever I receive the agenda
from the parliament, I also send it to the cabinet and also write informing
them that there is a sitting and those who are supposed to attend on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday should go to parliament.” Hon. Nawai said.
As a result of a
peace agreement that came into effect in February 2020, a new Transitional
National Legislative Assembly with 550 members was nominated in May 2021. The
membership is as follows: 332 members of the former National Legislative
Assembly (mainly from Sudan People's Liberation Movement)
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