WES Parliament Rejects Population Projection Bill
The State Legislative Assembly of Western Equatoria (WES) has rejected the population projection bill for inaccuracies. 21 May 2013 WES’ Minister of Local Government Daniel Isbone addressing the August House. [Gurtong| Joseph Nashion] By Joseph Nashion YAMBIO, 21 May 2013 [Gurtong] - The bill which was presented for its second reading, sitting no. 13, chaired by the Deputy Speaker Hon. Hanna Lona Bona was instead refereed for amendment. Speaking to the August House, hon. Lona said the Assembly is not rejecting the bill but they want a bill showing a population which reflects a fair representation and projection of the populace in WES. She said they realized irregularities and the decision of the parliament, the supreme decision making body should be respected because distorting nine members who are representing nine different constituencies is distorting the will of the people of the state. She called upon the Minster of Local Government and Law Enforcement Daniel Isbone to involve fellow lawmakers and the county commissioners in the collection of data of the population projection, saying she is sure some other county authorities are not aware of what is happening. Lona thanked the honorable legislators for being very transparent in outlining issues of concerns as representatives of the people of WES. She also added that as legislators, they want to foster unity and see service delivery to the citizens. She urged the minister of local government to re-table the bill as soon as possible for the good of the people of WES especially for economic planning and the next census of 2014. Hon. Isbone said it is the responsibility of the national government and what the state government has to do is to project the population of the community and thereafter to create awareness to the people so that they prepare for the census of 2014. He admitted that the projection may not be accurate but said population can never be accurate. The minister said creating awareness will be difficult as the state is large and will need a lot of time to mobilize the people. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opofdE_yUZxoiAqBDYHuhQuaXA6i2U6wN%3D8Hy5L0j3-oA%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
