South Sudan MPs Set to Receive Vehicles Under Car-Loan Scheme as Parliament Faces Dissolution
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Salva Kiir will decide in the future whether cars are part of MPs' rights or if they will have to pay for them
Salva Kiir will decide in the future whether cars are part of MPs' rights or if they will have to pay for them
President Salva Kiir has approved the purchase of vehicles for MPs, while the new electoral law allows him to remain in power with full constitutional powers until the next president takes office. The post South Sudan: Cars for MPs after the passage of the electoral law – The changes that strengthen Kiir appeared first on Npress.gr.
In South Sudan, hundreds of lawmakers will each receive a car for voting in favor of President Salva Kiir's electoral law.
A decision to provide cars to hundreds of South Sudanese lawmakers after a vote in favor of an electoral law that strengthens President Salva Kiir's powers is sparking a backlash in the country, with civil society groups denouncing the move as corruption in a country grappling with deep poverty, poor infrastructure and ongoing violence.
In South Sudan, a country criticized for endemic corruption, hundreds of lawmakers will each receive a car for voting in favor of an electoral law that allows President Salva Kiir to consolidate power until the results of December's presidential and parliamentary elections are announced. The bill, ratified on Monday (21/09) ... More www.ertnews.gr
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