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Warrap authorities limit dowry to 21 heads of cattle

Authorities in Warrap State have proposed  11 to 21 heads of cattle as the range for nonconsensual marriage to avoid conflict related to high bride prices.

This is partially part of the recently introduced new customary law called “The Green Book”, which also provided for death penalty by firing a squad of suspects found guilty of committing murder.

About 500 citizens reportedly reviewed the document titled; The Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development Bill aimed at forging effective governance of the communities.

William Wol who is the state Information Minister said the document comprising 15 pages, obtained by Eye Radio, it recommended 21 cows as the maximum dowry for non-consensus marriage as opposed to 31 caws previously in the Wan Alel customary-law.

“The recent proposal made by the council of ministers says 21 head of cattle as the maximum and 11 heads of cattle as the minimum bride price or a dowry compared to wan Alel customary law which gave 31 heads of cattle,” he said.

The tenet was endorsed by the state Council of Ministers of Warrap state, pending the approval of the state legislative assembly.

” If they (MPs) can amend or rectify and pass into law, then anybody who can have now 21 or 11 cattle to get a wife in accordant to nonconsensual marriage.

‘If is a consensus marriage, you can negotiate up to fifty or a hundred depending on the parties.”

Other recommendations of the Green Book include the dispatch of chief judges and the establishment of special courts in all counties of Warrap state to speed up the trial of criminal cases involving communal and territorial land disputes.

 

Local leaders in Manyo County demand freezing of oil revenue account

Community leaders in Manyo County are calling for the immediate freezing of the area development account after the Commissioner dismissed the chairman and two members of the 3 % oil share revenue committee

On Sunday, Commissioner Peter Awon Adong sacked Ibrahim Ajageng, the community chairperson alongside Musa Ali and one other.

In the order dated 21s of February 2023, Awon said he made the decision following a consultation with the community members.

In response, the community representatives wrote to the Upper state governor, stating that the commissioner’s order was unilateral.

According to the letter, dated March 3rd, 2023, the community leaders said the commissioner dismissed the individuals after they protested alleged misuse of the fund.

They described the move as illegal and demanded that the community development bank account be frozen until the matter is resolved.

The dismissed chairman of the Committee, Ibrahim Ajageng spoke to Eye Radio Wednesday.

” The commissioner did not mention in his order  any reason for the dismissal, he didn’t mention anything, but some days back we disagreed on some issues,

“He come up with his law to regulate the work of the Committee and gave himself 30% of the fund which we rejected.”

When Eye Radio contacted, the commissioner of Manyo County Peter Awon Odhong says he has not yet seen the community’s press release that was issued since last week.

” I have not yet got the letter.  If I get it I will be in a position to respond to you,’ he  said.

In February this year, the government of Upper Nile State resolved that all the counties in the state will benefit from the three per cent of oil revenues allocated to oil-producing areas in the state.

 

Agak ‘partially’ blames oil production decline on ‘inefficient’ machines

The Minister of Finance and Planning has partly attributed the decline in oil production to ‘inefficient’ pipeline machinery in the flooded oil fields.

Agak Achuil stated that the situation has resulted in low production output.

Speaking to the media in Juba last week, Minister Agak Achuil said the Chinese technology being used in oil production cannot withstand floods.

“Three-quarters of South Sudan is sub-emerged in water and the oil fields in those areas are sub-emerged by the floods. That means the technology our people are using; the Chinese technology cannot get us the oil from all these floods,” he told the media.

The oilfields in the country are located in the low-lying areas of Unity State, Ruweng Administrative Areas and Upper Nile State.

In August last year, the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum told Eye Radio that South Sudan had experienced a 20-percent decrease in oil production.

Awow Daniel Chuang disclosed that the decrease was from 165,000 barrels per day to 156,000 barrels per day.

This is also down from 180,000 barrels per day in 2019.

Minister Agak said oil production was dwindling and that the country was almost getting nothing.

“… we were almost getting nothing, sometimes half a cargo by the end of the month, and sometimes one cargo by the end of the month, and you know that the oil is shared with those consortiums which dig our oil out,” he said.

He also attributed the decline in oil production to a lack of investment, the coronavirus pandemic, and the on-and-off strike by national staffs.

The seasonal flooding in the country have not only impeded the oil production, but also raised fears of catastrophic environmental pollution.

According to environmental reports, the landscape around the oilfields contained hundreds of flooded-waste pits and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals.

Residents around the oilfields have reported alarming cases of birth defects, miscarriages and other health problems.

In October last year, the Dar Petroleum Field Manager, Deng Ngor told Eye Radio that at least 100 oil wells were affected by flash floods in Paloch oilfield in Maluth County, Upper Nile state.

Paloch oilfield has about 500 oil wells – with a production of more than 120,000 barrels per day.

Minister Agak went on to say cargo of crude oil, sells at nearly 20 million US dollars.

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