CEPO is disturbed with the recent growing allowance to MPs annually as medical allowance while the implementation of the R-ARCSS is dragging due to the lack of funds. $15,000 for 550 MPs $ 8,250,000, this totally is enough for the dissemination of the R-ARCSS. Furthermore $ 8,250,000 can building two state hospitals or it cover the cost for paying civil servants salaries at the state.
Mr Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of CEPO says sincerely the allocation of national resources is not prioritizing financing of the pending tasks of the R-ARCSS for successful political transitional process in South Sudan.
The allocation of the $ 15,000 per national MP is shows totally underrating of the financing the political transitional process. Use of national revenue for personal gain is more important than the use for financing pending tasks of the R-ARCSS for genuine political transitional process through
It is time for the national political leadership to really prioritize the financing of implementation of the pending tasks of the peace agreement under the agreed upon extended period of 24 months ( roadmap). Clearly now the chance of adequate financing of the pending tasks of the R-ARCSS is not a priority for the Government of National unity.
The government promised the public that from 15th August, 2023 the first graduated unified forces will be redeploy across the country but till now nothing was observed. Normally, the excuse is that no money. But there money of $15,000 per Parlimentain for 550 parliamentarians.
This is lack of seriousness and limited political commitment for financing the implementation of the pending tasks of R-ARCSS. Mr Yakani stressed
Finally, CEPO is urging the ministry of finance and planning to allocate funds for timely implementation of the R-ARCSS and separate note CEPO is urging the national parliament to ratified the national elections law amendments
