• The charge sheet read in court shows that James Deng committed the offence on March 25, 2023
• The accused person had allegedly posed as a caretaker when he obtained the said amount from the complainant—a student
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked two county commissioners in Upper Nile State, citing powers in line with the 2018 peace agreement.
In a presidential decree obtained by Radio Tamazuj on Monday evening, Kiir removed the commissioner of Melut County, Deng Joh Angok, and the commissioner of Fashoda County, Joseph Abang Adiang.
In another decree, President Kiir appointed Barac Chol Aginy as the new commissioner of Melut County and Royo Yor Deng Kur as the commissioner of Fashoda County.
The presidential decree gave no reasons for the changes.
President Kiir, Frist Vice President Riek Machar and other political figures signed a peace agreement in 2018 that ended five years of civil war.
In August last year, the parties to the peace agreement extended the transitional government's time in office for another two years.
The end of the transitional period was scheduled for 2022 but was pushed back to December 2024 due to the lack of progress on many provisions of the agreement. - Radio Tamazuj
File image of President William Ruto and US President Joe Biden
The United States Of America (USA) Government has condemned the move by the Kenyan Government to ban Azimio la Umoja anti-government protests.
According to US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel every country should allow its citizens the freedom of expression and association and right to peaceful assembly.
“The rights to freedom of expression and association, and the right of peaceful assembly, are core tenets of democracy.”
“Countries that protect these fundamental freedoms and support an open, inclusive and empowered civil society are more stable and prosperous. Kenya benefits from having an active and vibrant civil society,” he said.
Patel also urged opposition leaders and protesters to avoid violence and inciting words during the protests.
He was responding to a reporter’s query about the US government’s stance on Kenyan police’s decision to ban opposition protests.
File image of US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
During the Monday March 27 demos one person was shot dead in Kisumu while two others were injured in Migori.
In Kibera a church and a mosque were burnt down at night after the anti-government demonstrations.
At the same time goons invaded the Kenya Family private land in Kiambu and stole sheep and goats and set a section of grass there on fire. Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga’s East Africa Spectre gas plant was also attacked and property destroyed.
Police claim that up to 20 officers were injured and three cars destroyed during the protests.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has condemned the chaos noting that it’s time for them to come to an end.
“We must protect our Country from sliding into irretrievable anarchy,” he said in a Twitter post. Source: KDRTV
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