South Sudan forms committee to vet regional lawmakers

[Elisabeth Janaina]

South Sudan forms committee to vet regional lawmakers

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July 26, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan has formed a parliamentary
committee to scrutinise the manner in which candidates nominated to
the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) were initially selected.

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South Sudanese MPs stand during a parliamentary session in Juba on 31
August 2011 (AFP)

The national assembly speaker, Anthony Makana said the newly
instituted body will check the academic and political backgrounds of
all aspirants who will next week appear in person before lawmakers.

Official campaigns, Makana said, begin on Monday next week before
elections, scheduled for 1 August, take place in Parliament.

The competition is open to all parliamentarians, regardless of
political affiliations, the speaker told the state-owned SSBC
television.

The election of new regional lawmakers barely a month after the house
revoked a presidential decree, which appointed nine members to the
East African Legislative after it became clear that the members would
not be sworn in following a petition from a lawyer questioning the
manner in which the process was conducted.

13 members were initially nominated South Sudan’s ruling party, one
from the other political parties and six from the armed opposition.

The decision of parliament to revoke presidential decree came in the
wake of a ruling against the decision of South Sudan and a member of
the regional trading bloc by its Court of Justice (EACJ).

The new process would now ensure whether all aspirating members have
met requirements for elections, according to the East African Treaty.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the People’s Liberal Party threatened to
block the nomination of members representing the country’s armed
opposition faction taking part in the coalition, arguing that their
political legality remains unclear.

All nominated candidates received a briefing on the procedure of the
regional assembly election rules from their respective chief whips on
Wednesday.

Under Article 50 of the East African Treaty, the National Assembly of
each Partner State shall elect, not from among its members, nine
members of the Assembly, who shall represent as much as it is
feasible, the various political parties represented in the National
Assembly, shades of opinion, gender and other special interest groups
in that Partner State, in accordance with such procedure as the
National Assembly of each Partner State may determine.

South Sudan officially joined the East African Community (EAC) last year.

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27 July 11:52, by Maguto

please we need the lists of the MPs to be vetted so that we start
vetting also

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27 July 15:06, by Akeen Mangarthon

Which article has permitted you on Sudan Tribune to vet in law
makers mr. Maguto? You can nominate your online law makers on your
website and bet them with roles to be criticizing legitimate
government. The qualifications will be specialized in gossiping,
competent in inciting tribalism and higher advance knowledge in
creating hatred in the society.