Payii roads and bridges boss arrested over misuse of Juba-Kajokeji road funds
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Payii roads and bridges boss arrested over misuse of Juba-Kajokeji road funds
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May 31, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan Police on Friday arrested the
Managing Director of Payii roads and bridges company over
misappropriation of funds allocated for construction of the 140km
Juba-Kajokeji road.
A bridge between Juba and kajo-Keji road (sshada)
Rex Abdalla Nicholas was reportedly arrested at about 3:00pm on orders
from South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission (SSACC), whose summons he
allegedly ignored, despite several reminders.
“SSACC summoned the MD [Managing Director] of Payii to come and answer
some questions about the said road construction and he refused to
report to SSACC despite a reminder sent to him,” a source told Sudan
Tribune.
SSACC then invoked section 29 of its 2009 Act, and sought the
intervention of the Ministry of Justice and secured arrest warrant, he
added.
Abdalla is now under detention as he awaits trial on why he failed to
obey lawful orders from the anti-graft body.
Under Section 9(1) (b) of the Act, SSACC has powers to investigate
cases of corruption involving public property as well as the private
sector, which is later forwarded to the Justice ministry for further
action.
In September last year, Mary Kiden, a member of parliament from
Kajokeji decried the poor state of roads in the area, after heavy
rains washed away a section of main bridge linking it to the South
Sudan capital.
Area residents blame Payii roads and bridges company, the main
contractor, of doing “shoddy” work and failing to complete the road
contract, five years after it was awarded.
A committee, comprising members from Kajo-Keji drivers’ union and
civil society entities, was last year formed to look into the road
matter. The committee was, among others, tasked to mobilise funds for
construction of the 140km stretch.
(ST)
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May 31, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan Police on Friday arrested the
Managing Director of Payii roads and bridges company over
misappropriation of funds allocated for construction of the 140km
Juba-Kajokeji road.
A bridge between Juba and kajo-Keji road (sshada)
Rex Abdalla Nicholas was reportedly arrested at about 3:00pm on orders
from South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission (SSACC), whose summons he
allegedly ignored, despite several reminders.
“SSACC summoned the MD [Managing Director] of Payii to come and answer
some questions about the said road construction and he refused to
report to SSACC despite a reminder sent to him,” a source told Sudan
Tribune.
SSACC then invoked section 29 of its 2009 Act, and sought the
intervention of the Ministry of Justice and secured arrest warrant, he
added.
Abdalla is now under detention as he awaits trial on why he failed to
obey lawful orders from the anti-graft body.
Under Section 9(1) (b) of the Act, SSACC has powers to investigate
cases of corruption involving public property as well as the private
sector, which is later forwarded to the Justice ministry for further
action.
In September last year, Mary Kiden, a member of parliament from
Kajokeji decried the poor state of roads in the area, after heavy
rains washed away a section of main bridge linking it to the South
Sudan capital.
Area residents blame Payii roads and bridges company, the main
contractor, of doing “shoddy” work and failing to complete the road
contract, five years after it was awarded.
A committee, comprising members from Kajo-Keji drivers’ union and
civil society entities, was last year formed to look into the road
matter. The committee was, among others, tasked to mobilise funds for
construction of the 140km stretch.
(ST)
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