Juba, South Sudan,
July 28, 2021 – The government of South Sudan has announced that the newly-appointed legislators will be sworn in on Friday 30th July 2021.
This comes after President Salva Kiir postponed the swearing-in ceremony initially slated for 9th July 2021 when the country commemorated its 10th Independence Anniversary.
In a statement seen by Nyamilepedia, at least 550 legislative appointees will take the oath of office together with their upper house counterparts.
“The Office of the Clerk to the Transitional National Legislature, RSS hereby announces that the swearing-in of the Honourable Members of the Two Houses is scheduled for Friday, 30th July 2021 at Freedom Hall at 11:00 am,” Makuc Makuc Ngong, Clerk of the Transitional National Legislature said.
Makuc directed the soon-to-be crowned lawmakers to be at the venue two hours before the main event to finalize other preliminary activities.
“Therefore, Honourable Members are asked to report to the venue for registration for registration at 09:00 am,” the statement added.
The Members of Parliament for the Lower House were appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit in May this year followed by the subsequent appointment of their Upper House counterparts a month later.
The Revitalized Government of National Unity has come under intense pressure from both the international and regional communities for failing to expedite the swearing-in of lawmakers.
Domestically, political commentators have been anxious over the delay of the process which kept the parliament at a standstill.
The swearing-in of the lawmakers on Friday, if it happens, will be another remarkable step toward the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
However, parties would have to work toward the implementation of Chapter Two, which dwells on Security Arrangements. It has been one of the stickiest issues to the government with trained necessary unified forces yet to be graduated and redeployed.
