Collective efforts needed to address R-ACRSS impediments, says RJMEC Chair
The Chairperson of the Revitalised Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai said insufficient political will among the Parties, trust deficit and lack of confidence among the Parties including intra-Party disagreements and in-fighting, continue to undermine progress in the implementation of the Agreement.
At a point three years into the implementation of the R-ARCSS and roughly halfway through the Transitional Period, the Interim Chair said that missed timelines, delays and lack of prioritisation of key tasks, and inability of the Parties to sufficiently coordinate, cooperate, collaborate, compromise, and to forge consensus, hampers the implementation of the R-ACRSS. Furthermore, other challenges includes the lack of sufficient funding and resources that are needed.
The Interim Chair was speaking during RJMEC meeting held in Juba on 23 September 2021.
On the Transitional Security Arrangement (TSAs), the Chairperson said that non-completion of the unification of forces, including no agreement so far on the command structure and force ratios, absence of any redeployment of the trained component of the Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) has contributed to the worsening security situation at the subnational level, compounds public frustration with the Parties, and undermines confidence in the peace process.
Maj. Gen. Charles Gituai has further urged the reconstituted Transitional Legislative National Assembly (TNLA) to “embark on their legislative and oversight functions, including expediting the enactment of pending bills.”
