The Council of States’ Deputy Speaker on Tuesday disclosed to the National Legislature that lack of funding for operations in states paralyzed its function.
Remy Oller Itorong says Council of States’ members are always confined to Juba because they lack funds for executing their work on promotion of peace culture, reconciliation and communal harmony.
South Sudan states experience bloody inter-communal conflicts that call for long term mass education on peace, tolerance, reconciliation and harmony.
The National Budget for fiscal year 2015/2016 amidst opposition allocates up to 35 million South Sudanese Pounds for legislators to disseminate information about peace agreement Government and SPLM/A-In Opposition signed in August.