50 Sq Km Land Ready For Capital Amid Mixed Reactions The ministerial committee appointed by President Salva Kiir to work on the relocation of the Country’s capital have reported that local residents of Ramciel in Lakes State have agreed to allocate 50 square kilometres (sq Km) land for the construction of the new capital. 23 September 2011 50 Sq Km Land Ready For Capital Amid Mixed Reactions Hon. Jema Nunu and Hon. Alfred Ladu Gore, Minister of Environment briefing the press shortly after arrival from Ramciel [©Gurtong]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 20th September 2011[Gurtong] - The ministerial committee appointed by President Salva Kiir to work on the relocation of the Country’s capital have reported that local residents of Ramciel in Lakes State have agreed to allocate 50 square kilometres (sq Km) land for the construction of the new capital. Hon. Jema Nunu Kumba, who headed the ministerial committee team to survey the area in Ramciel early this week, told the press in Juba that, “the purpose of the visit was to familiarize ourselves with the proposed place and also to meet the local communities.” Nunu who is also the South Sudan’s Minister of Housing and Infrastructure said that, communities in Ramciel warmly welcomed the new capital there since it meant extension of services to them. “We are going to send a technical team to the ground to survey the area which will be around 50 sq km for demarcation.” Nanu added. Controversy The housing minister was asked whether the land was officially handed over to the ministerial committee. Hon. Nunu responded that the natives there had assured the government that they would provide the land for free. She clarified that, President Salva Kiir had issued directives and that the appointed committee should intensify plans for the relocation of the capital. Nunu added that, “we are going to engage a consultant to survey and do mapping of the proposed area as soon as possible.” Two weeks ago, the government of South Sudan decided to relocate the capital from Juba after reports that, the 5 sq km land allocated by the Central Equatoria State authorities was small to develop the country’s new capital. In a survey carried out by Gurtong last week in Juba, there were mixed reactions on the relocation of the capital from Juba as others proposed conducting a referendum on the council of minister’s decision. Gurtong has also learnt from reliable sources that, some natives in Ramciel have started claiming land ownership within the proposed area for the new capital. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
