“Get out of the Parliament now, no Journalists are allowed to attend the today session” security men told the Journalists. Over fifteen Journalists who do attend the Parliamentary sittings were send away to day, as the Parliament sit to discuss insecurity in the capital city, Juba. The Journalists express worries; Mary Ajith a Journalists of Citizen newspaper said that nothing is secret for the public as the Parliamentarians think. She the action of the Parliamentary executive and the security people has shown the degree of oppression in the country. Mary disclosed that it’s not the first time that Journalists had been sent out of the Parliament.
“Its culture of our Parliament that any time they discuss internal security issues, Journalists will not attend” Mary continued. According to Parliament today program, the Parliament is suppose to discuss the insecurity in Juba, Gudele area that claimed lives of eight civilians last week.
The Parliamentarian first session on the insecurity issue in Gudele was a challenge to the Government as the MPs break in to tribal bases instead of looking on the matter as nationals concern. Mary asked the security person on reasons as to why Journalists are send out, but the security person said that they received the others from above. A security man who fears identification told the Journalists to keep in the Parliament compound. He said that the Chairperson of the committee of Information and security affairs will brief the Journalists after the session, but the Journalists walk out saying that they don’t rely on second hand information.