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

PRESIDENT KIIR MEETS GEN. JOHNSON OLONY THABO AND OTHER AGWELEK LEADERS, DISCUSS REINTEGRATION OF FORCES

 



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President Kiir today on Wednesday met the Leader of Agwelek Forces Gen. Johnson Olony Thabo, appreciating him for his response towards building peace in the country.


 In his own statement President said that, "We are happy that you have accepted to come to Juba to join the peace process. We want peace and we are ready and committed to pulling the country into the trajectory of peace and stability", Kiir asserted.


President Kiir urged the Leaders of Agwelek Forces to take serious steps towards peace in order to end the suffering of the people.


 "If you have come for peace, please come with the hearts of peace. We don't want to see anyone going back to the bush, because South Sudan is too big and it has enough to cater for all of us.


Gen. Olony expressed satisfaction with his reception meeting, saying "we are happy to meet you today, and we want to truly tell you Mr. President that we have wholeheartedly come for peace and we don't want other people in the middle to spoil this peace".


Presidential Affairs Minister Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the coming of Gen. Olony signifies the importance of peace and unity for the country.


President Kiir directed the Defence Officials and all Security institutions to expedite the incorporation of Agwelek Forces into the national army, as agreed in Khartoum.

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