Peace Initiative Organised By Agaar Community From Diaspora Concludes A peace initiative organised by the Agaar community from diaspora and supported by USAID/VISTAS concluded last week Thursday with 5 bulls being slaughtered as a sign of peace and reconciliation between warring communities in Rumbek. 05 July 2016 [image: Peace Initiative Organised By Agaar Community From Diaspora Concludes] Western Lakes State Governor, Abraham Makoi Bol addressing a peace rally in Rumbek [Photo| Mabor Riak]
By Mabor Riak Magok * RUMBEK, 05 July 2016 [Gurtong]- *The peace initiative was attended by national MPs, State government ministers, MPs, Gelwong Youth and chiefs in Rumbek Central County as well as chiefs from neighboring Agaar community of Rumbek East County. Addressing the public in Rumbek Freedom Square, the Governor of Western Lakes State, Abraham Makoi Bol called on warring communities of Rumbek North and Central Counties, Chiefs, Gelwong Army and the spiritual spear masters inciting communities to respect the resolutions signed by their representatives. Makoi said that his government will make sure that the rule of law and order is implemented through law enforcement agencies. However, the spiritual spear master who serves as the Executive Chief in Rumbek Central County, Der Makuer Gol urged the warring sides to abide by the resolutions and to respect spiritual sacrifices performed. The three warring communities of Rup, Kuei and Pakam have often clashed due to land and cattle rustling including revenge killings. The Executive Chief, Der Makuer Gol said that anyone who will go against the spiritual sacrifices made in honour of peace and reconciliation will face the consequences. Rup community Chief of Panyon section, Sabit Kuac Manyiel expressed his commitment to bringing many years of disastrous inter-communal conflict between Pakam, Kuei and Rup communities to an end. The inter-communal conflict has killed hundreds of youth and organized forces due to revenge killings. The chairperson of the Agaar community from diaspora, Abraham Maker Mashoot appreciated the chiefs’ commitment in accepting peace and reconciliation among themselves with their rival communities. He said, “we have come here as your sons and daughters of one Agaar community from the diaspora USA to look at what is the root causes of all these years killings and revenge. We are tired of hearing killings and cattle raiding every day. You cannot receive a call of good news broad without words of somebody or people were killed yesterday or today , so we want to stop this killing of one another and let us embrace peace and progress of peaceful Agaar community”, said the chairperson , Abraham Maker. Posted in: Home <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> - See more at: http://gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ID/19588/Default.aspx#sthash.UsAgiWS4.dpuf -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orgjEviz5i5O4BY08g26UXeZUWi0TVpdLm%2BQOKjzcPiEw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
