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Prof. Akolda said on Friday that basic activities of the NCRC that currently take place such as meetings have been facilitated by USAID and International Development Law Organization (IDLO).
“We are at stand still,” he said. “How do we travel to the states?” questioned Akolda referring to how the lack of funds affects their work.
Parliament had last year approved at least 9 million South Sudan Pounds to the NCRC with some officials of the commission disputing the amount, saying its small to effectively facilitate the work of the NCRC.
Asked on what does it meant the delay of the government in releasing the funds to the NCRC so as it facilitates its work, Akolda said, “it seems that the government has its own priorities and the Constitutional Review Commission does not seem to be a priority. Even the money that has been voted by the parliament to us since July last year has not been released.”
“Definitely there are some activities we are not going to carry out like civic education on the constitution issue in the states. We need transportation, we need to be accommodated there, and we need to organize for public debates. If there is no money how can we do that? We can not move to other states if there is no money,” he said.
The NCRC did not do its work because of government failure to release funds for its activities.
Parliament had in January increased the commission’s mandate for two more years up to December 2014.
However, Akolda expressed possibilities that will prolong the work of the Commission despite the term increase.
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