The National Legislative Assembly is scheduled to reopen for business on Monday 18th January 2016. The legislators are expected to handle several issues including the National Non-Governmental Organisations Bill (NGO Bill) 2015.
Information Minister and Government spokesperson Michael Makuei said this session is important.
“This session is important because many bills will be tabled and considered by the Parliament……among them is the NGO Bill which is under consideration; it has overstayed and will go to Parliament on Monday.”
In his state of the nation address last November, President Salva Kiir directed that the NGO Bill 2015 be handled as a matter of urgency.
President Kiir also directed that NGOs should start banking their money in South Sudan.
The NGO Bill provides for the establishment of a regulatory framework for the registration, co-ordination and monitoring of operations of non-governmental organisations operating in the country.