Parliament Adjourns Sitting on Kiir’s Speech Due to Ministers’ Absence

National Legislature adjourns session on president’s speech over absentee ministers - Radio Tamazuj

The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) on Wednesday unanimously adjourned a sitting scheduled to discuss President Salva Kiir’s speech during the opening of the house last month, citing the absence of ministers. The legislators emphasized that the president’s speech is a key policy document that requires the presence of members of the executive, some of whom are parliamentarians. President Kiir, in his remarks during the reopening…

Parliament adjourns sitting on Kiir’s speech due to ministers’ absence

The national legislative assembly has adjourned today’s sitting, which was scheduled to discuss President Salva Kiir’s speech, due to the absence of most national ministers. Only five ministers were in attendance. The decision came after MP Elizabeth Adut argued that the sitting could not proceed without the presence of ministers. Lawmaker Faruk Gatkouth backed her concern, saying that the President’s speech is a government policy statement that…