August 8, 2024 (JUBA) – Inadequate election preparedness and lack of progress in the unification of forces is causing anxiety among the population with barely five months before elections in South Sudan, the peace monitors said on Thursday. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) chairperson Ambassador Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai was addressing its 37th monthly meeting held in the capital, Juba. “With barely five months left before elections as scheduled in the Roadmap, the lack of adequate elections preparedness and the lack of progress in the unification of forces is causing anxiety among the population of South Sudan,” he said. As such, the RJMEC Chairperson welcomed the report from the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Hon. Dr Martin Elia Lomuro, that the Presidency is expected to meet on Wednesday 14 August, to deliberate on the way forward. In its updates on the status of implementation of the Revitilised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the chairperson said the permanent ceasefire continues to hold. “However, sporadic episodes of intercommunal violence, such as in Unity, Jonglei, and Lakes State, continue to be concerning,” he said. The RJMEC Chairperson also informed RJMEC members …

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