S. Sudan Accountability Bill Awaits Assent The South Sudan National Assembly (SSNA) yesterday passed the Finance Management and Accountability Bill in its third reading, pending final legislation in at least two weeks’ time.03 November 2011 Members of the South Sudan National Assembly (SSNA) discussing the Finance Management and Accountability Bill. [© Gurtong]By Waakhe Simon Wudu
JUBA 03 November 2011 [Gurtong] - The Bill was presented by the Finance and Economic Planning Minister Kosti Manibe amid growing concerns by the legislators on the delays to pass the crucial Bill. The MP for Yei River constituency Paul Yuane told Gurtong that the Bill seeks to give guidance on the management of the appropriation bill and how government institutions are supposed to administer it. He said that the absence of the Bill has been one of the causes for the high corruption levels in the country. “Government institutions and individuals have used its absence as an advantage to mismanage public funds. We as parliamentarians would want to see into it that we make emphasis on the implementation of the Bill when passed into law. We can have good laws but if we don’t put a check on the institutions to ensure that these laws are put into practice and assessed then we can land into problems”, said Yuane. Vocal Meridi MP Bashir Bandi called for immediate implementation of the law once the Bill is given assent. The Bill has been handed to the Parliamentary Committee of Economy, Development and Finance chaired by Daniel Awet for review. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" 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/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
