President Kiir says the fund will be used by the national dialogue steering committee to run its activities.

He made the remarks while addressing the nation on the occasion of the 6th independence anniversary of South Sudan.
President Kiir acknowledged the work of the steering committee and its secretariat.

“To demonstrate our commitment to the National Dialogue process the government has earmarked 2.4 billion South Sudanese Pounds from the peace fund for crucial national project I want to use this occasion to acknowledge the leadership and members of the steering committee and the secretariat for accepting the challenging national duty.”

President Kiir said the celebrations for independence will not be held due to the economic crises but is being observed.