The National Legislative Assembly yesterday passed a resolution forming a committee to investigate issues of insecurity in Juba.
The committee is made of 13 members: one from each of the ten states, and three political parties’ representatives.Central Equatoria Deputy Governor Manasseh Lomole Waya presented the position of his government following last week’s summons by the members of the parliament to debate insecurity issues in Juba.
He condemned the tragedy at Komiru Boma that killed eight people, including innocent children and women, and urged the concerned authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Mr Lomole announced that the demolition programme will continue as planned, including in Komiru as soon as the population is relocated.
The deputy governor warned that nobody can build anything without written permission from the Central Equatoria government.
He added that the traditional authorities are not allowed to distribute or take land.
Speaker James Wani Igga told the House that the selected committee should investigate the crime, say what course of action is being taken by the administration and find out how many court ruling were done on land grabbing.
He added that the committee should also investigate the issue of illegal weapons in Juba.
The committee members were given two weeks to report their findings to the National Assembly.