MPs Urged To Notify Assembly On Their Movements
Members of Parliament have been notified to inform and notify the assembly in their movements for security to be provided and to safeguard their immunity. 23 January 2013 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 22 January 2013 [Gurtong] – The members were informed on On Wednesday 16 after Hon. Aventore Bilal Kenyi presented a detailed report on the status of Hon. Peter Otim Karlo who caused an accident at Nyolo near Kit of Magwi County in December 2012 where a woman was killed. Describing the act as unfortunate, the Speaker, Emmanuel Ambrose Ocholimoi regrettably apologized on behalf of the house to the bereaved family, friends and relatives of the late and said that it was necessary for him to constitute the committee because the MP did not report the case, therefore the committee was basically to find out whether the it happened or not. According to the Committee’s Secretary Report, the deceased mother was crossing the road at a point called Nyolo while the MP was over speeding leading to the deadly accident. The report says the MP reported the accident at the nearest police station though he did not report to leadership of the parliament. The Committee’s Secretary in his report states that in accordance with article 138 (1)(2) Conduct of Business Regulations 2011, it became imperative that Hon. Speaker should know the accident’s detail and its subsequent implication so to take necessary steps to ensure proper legal procedure which aims at safeguarding the immunity for the MP while considering the case of the deceased. The Committee’s Secretary told the House that after two parties negotiated in accordance with their customary law, they agreed that Hon. Otim to pay the following as compensation to the family members of the late; compensation of SSP 26,000, amount paid to facilitate the feeding and upbringing of two orphaned kids at the agreed cost of SSP 300 per month for a period of four years and the funeral facilitating totalling to SSP 8,997 to be paid on instalments period, with SSP 4,000 to be paid at first instalment. Following the report by the three-man committee, led by the Assembly’s Chief Whip Tobiolo Alberio Oromo, the parliament unanimously passed resolutions that should any members happens to fall into such a similar problem which involved legal procedure, he or she should notify the speaker or any member of the parliament so the leadership takes necessary measures. Posted in: Home, Parliaments -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
