Opinion: Articles 54 and 55 of the NSS Act: A Threat to Everyone in South Sudan

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  Deng Bol Aruai.  Top News: Breaking News: President Salva Kiir has dismissed the Commissioner General of National Revenue Authority, Hon. Africana Mande, and appointed Hon. Simon Akuei Deng as his replacement President Kiir Strengthens Ties: Receives Credentials from Six New Ambassadors Top Five (5) Best Performing Ministries In South Sudan SPLA-IO Faction Rejects New Western Bahr el Ghazal Governor Amid Leadership Dispute By Deng Bol Aruai Bol, South Sudan is in a strange and troubling place. It often feels like a theater where rumors, propaganda, and misinformation are produced, consumed, and then sometimes turned into law.  What starts as whispers on the street often becomes policy, leaving citizens questioning how such decisions come to pass. Articles 54 and 55 of the National Security Service (NSS) Act are the latest chapters in this unsettling narrative.  These provisions, which give the NSS sweeping powers to arrest, detain, monitor communications, and conduct searches without

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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