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MP. Machok Majong, of Kuac South Constituency, said that Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba blocked his motion to summon Vice President Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel.

A member of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly on Monday expressed frustration over the parliament’s refusal to table a motion seeking to summon Vice President for the Economic Cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel.

Machok Majong Jong, an SPLM lawmaker representing Gogorial West, said he submitted the motion to the Clerk of Parliament in August. The motion was not included in the agenda for discussion, prompting Machok to raise the issue during the Assembly’s information session on Sept. 15.

The legislator said his request was grounded in Article 55(3)(a) and (b) of the Transitional Constitution, 2011 (as amended), which grants the legislature authority to summon public officials. He also referenced the Assembly’s rules of procedure, which require the executive branch to be accountable to the House.

Machok argued that the vice president’s brief tenure has already raised “serious concerns” about economic mismanagement, corruption, and national security—citing the presence of Ugandan People’s Defence Forces in South Sudan

“Right Honourable Speaker, on August 26, I submitted my motion concerning issues affecting our country. The motion seeks to summon the vice president responsible for the economic cluster to appear before this House,” Machok said on the floor of parliament.

He accused Bol Mel of mishandling oil revenues and misleading the public about salary payments.

“The country is going through economic hardship. There’s no money in the bank, and he told the people of South Sudan that salaries would be paid on the 24th of every month, which has not happened,” he said.

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