Kiir approves vehicles for lawmakers as Parliament amends Elections Act
Parliamentary spokesperson Oliver Mori Benjamin says the President had earlier approved the purchase of vehicles for lawmakers.
President Salva Kiir has approved the purchase of vehicles for members of the National Legislative Assembly as Parliament passes amendments to the National Elections Act, 2012.
Parliamentary spokesperson Oliver Mori Benjamin says the President had earlier approved the purchase of vehicles for lawmakers.
He says the Minister of Finance has now issued a non-objection certificate for the purchase.
Mori says parliamentary leaders and committee chairs will receive V6 vehicles, while other lawmakers will receive five-door Toyota vehicles.
He says the vehicles will be provided to lawmakers through a car-loan arrangement.
At the end of the sitting, the Right Honourable made an announcement in that the President had earlier given a green light for vehicles to be purchased to the members of the Parliament and today the Minister of Finance had given the non-objection certificate for these vehicles,” he said.
“The leadership will get V6 via the chairs of the committees and so on. The rest of the MPs will get Toyota 5 doors for all the members including even the chairperson and these are considered as car loans to the members. In this car loan, the head of the state will have the right whether to consider it as part of their entitlement or use instead of being a loan for them pay because soon they’ll be going for elections,” he explained.
The vehicle approval comes as Parliament concludes deliberations on amendments to the National Elections Act, 2012.
The National Legislature passed the amendment on Monday, and President Kiir assented to it later the same day.
The amended law sets the National Legislative Assembly at 270 members and introduces changes to the conduct of the December 2026 general elections.
It also provides that the incumbent President will remain in office with full constitutional powers during the election period until an elected President assumes office.
South Sudan’s National Legislative Assembly currently operates under transitional arrangements established during the implementation of the 2018 peace agreement.
The amended Elections Act is part of the legal preparations for the planned December 2026 general elections.
The amendments also separate the conduct of elections from the completion of the permanent constitution and the national census.
