Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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GOVERNMENT ASSURES RJMEC OF FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEACE AGREEMENT

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President Kiir on Friday met with RJMEC chair, Amb. Maj Gen (rtd) Charles Tai Gituai to discuss the progress of implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement


Minister of Cabinet Affairs Dr. Elia Lomoro gave his assessment to President Kiir on the implementation of Roadmap and expressed the commitment of the government to implement the peace process. 


Dr. Elia said that the government is determine to complete the permanent constitution making process before conducting elections.


On his part, the chairperson of the Revitalized Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission(RJMEC), Charles Gituai said President Kiir assured him of full implementation of the peace agreement and that elections will be conducted at the end of Transitional period.


The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed in Addis Ababa on 12 September 2018 under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).


The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission is constituted under Chapter VII of the R-ARCSS and is responsible for monitoring and overseeing the implementation of the Revitalised Peace Agreement and the mandate and tasks of the RTGoNU, including the adherence of the Parties to the agreed timelines and implementation schedule.


In case of non-implementation of the mandate and tasks of the RTGoNU, or other serious deficiencies, the RJMEC shall recommend appropriate corrective action to the RTGoNU.



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