The first session of the Revitalized Transitional National
Legislative Assembly ended last Wednesday, and the august house began its
second session.
This week, the speaker intends to consult with the president
about whether the MPs should take a break or continue with the sittings.
Hon. Jemma Nunu announced her plan to meet with the
president in response to the MPs' request that she should deliver a statement
regarding the conclusion of the first session.
“Regulation 23 sub-regulation 2, the first session of the assembly shall commence on the first Monday of April and be adjourned on the last Wednesday of June. It is just a reminder, right, honorable speaker, that we finished it last week and you are expected from your communication to say something,” said Paul Baba, SPLM-IO lawmaker representing Yambio County, Western Equatoria State on Monday during a parliamentary sitting.
For his part, Parliament spokesperson, Hon. Oliver Mori
said, "By the conduct of business, we are now supposed to be on recess for
three months, but now things are not moving as documented."
The first session of the parliament was inaugurated on April
3, 2024, and concluded on June 26, 2024.
“I was just about to inform the house that, yes! We have
come to the end of the session, and now we are entering the second session,”
Nunu responds to the MP revealing her plans to meet the president on the next
step.
“Therefore, in accordance with the regulations, the speaker
will consult with H.E the president whether we should go on recess or continue.
I’m going to consult the president this week, and you will be informed
accordingly.”
With the parliament contemplating whether to break for a
recess or continue with the sittings, the national budget has not yet been
presented, although the financial year 2023–2024 ended on June 30, 2024.
The ministry of finance has suspended all government
spending until the new budget for 2024–2025 is enacted.
