{"id":1053,"date":"2026-10-30T08:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2026-10-30T08:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:13:07","slug":"juba-court-sentences-13-to-one-month-in-prison-over-improper-waste-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/?p=1053","title":{"rendered":"Juba Court Sentences 13 to One Month in Prison Over Improper Waste Disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-117.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-117.png 624w, https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-117-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Women collecting waste on the street of Juba (Photo by courtesy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Awan Achiek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 13 people have been sentenced to one month in prison for offences related to improper waste disposal and failure to maintain cleanliness in Juba City, according to a municipal official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Lomude, caretaker deputy mayor for Environment and Waste Management, said the arrests were carried out as part of an enforcement campaign aimed at protecting the environment and improving sanitation across the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYesterday (Wednesday), we arrested 13 people from businesses, restaurants, markets, and residential areas for offenses including dumping waste on the streets and failing to keep their shops and homes clean. They were taken to court and sentenced to one month in prison,\u201d Lomude told the media on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the 13 people were arrested on Wednesday from shops, restaurants, markets, and residential areas for allegedly dumping waste on the streets and failing to keep their shops and homes clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lomude warned residents against dumping rubbish on the streets, urinating in public places, or leaving waste in the middle of roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would like to thank the citizens of Juba City and send a message to all residents within the jurisdiction of Juba City Council,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe municipality has begun enforcing laws aimed at protecting the environment and maintaining cleanliness across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lomude said an enforcement team had been established to identify and arrest anyone found violating municipal cleanliness regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to urge all residents of Juba to stop dumping waste on the streets. We have established an enforcement team that will arrest anyone found littering, urinating in public places or dumping waste in the middle of the streets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged residents to keep their waste in designated places until municipal collection teams arrive to remove it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are calling on all citizens to keep their waste in designated places until municipal waste collection teams arrive to collect it. Our collection vehicles will come to remove the waste, so there is no need to dump it on the streets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said municipal waste collection vehicles would collect rubbish from designated locations, warning residents against disposing of it in public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKeeping Juba clean is a collective responsibility, and everyone must comply with municipal laws to protect our environment and maintain a clean and healthy city,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 13 people have been sentenced to one month in prison for offences related to improper waste disposal and failure to maintain cleanliness in Juba City, according to a municipal official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tdlc_coverage_id":0,"_tdlc_timeline_at":"","_tdlc_timeline_label":"","_tdno_assigned_editor":1,"_tdno_approval_notes":"","_thedawn_video_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-1053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-following"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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