Humanitarian Affairs Ministry To Assist 28 IDPs In Budi County The Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster Management is organizing an emergency humanitarian assistance and relief for 28 Internally Displaced (IDPs) families whose houses were set ablaze in a village at Kimotong Payam, Budi County last week. 07 September 2011 Humanitarian Affairs Ministry To Assist 28 IDPs In Budi County Hon. Binaih Benjamin Kitara briefing Gurtong correspondent at the State Secretariat offices in Torit [©Gurtong]
Hon. Binaih Benjamin Kitara briefing Gurtong correspondent at the State Secretariat offices in Torit [©Gurtong] By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT 7th September 2011 [Gurtong] – The Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster Management is organizing an emergency humanitarian assistance and relief for 28 Internally Displaced (IDPs) families whose houses were set ablaze in a village at Kimotong Payam, Budi County last week The Humanitarian Affairs minister Binaih Benjamin Kitara disclosed to Gurtong at the State Secretariat offices before their meeting with the Governor on Monday. The minister condemned the action taken by the army for not obeying the law by torching houses without clear reason and without orders from the Governor. “As the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, we are mobilizing some of our actors to bring aid kits such as tents and Agricultural tools, among others for the victims,” Hon Binaih said. Last week the Government of Eastern Equatoria carried out a one-week ‘peace and Justice mission’ aiming at recovering stolen cattle to rightful owners, apprehending criminals involved in raiding activities and apprehending highway robbers in Napak, Kimotong and Camp 15. These places are Larim (Buya) community predominant settlements. It’s alleged that the armed forces were sent to Budi County to bring two cows in the affected village as a fine to recover stolen cattle from Kali, but on their arrival they surrounded the affected home and started opening fire at the residents. Luckily enough, locals managed to escape unhurt leaving the soldiers exchanging fire among themselves unknowingly. As a result, one of their colleagues was wounded in the melee. According to Gurtong’s reliable sources, hundreds of cattle were recovered and two criminals were apprehended even though they later on escaped at Kimotong and Camp 15 respectively. The 28 families are now in dire need for humanitarian support in provision of shelter, food aid and other basic necessities including non-food items; the Budi SPLM chairperson told Gurtong over telephone from the County. Joseph Lagu Kamilo a health officer at Kimotong Dispensary reported from the centre that families are left helplessly howling as there is no place to shelter, no food and no containers to fetch water for drinking leave alone for bathing. He lamented that all their cattle had been taken by the soldiers despite a plea to return them. Governor Lobong who regretted the heinous act committed by his forces said that his mission’s aim was to open a door for development in the area by dealing with criminals who hamper development initiatives. Posted in: Home, Humanitarian Comments RSS comment feed There are currently no comments, be the first to post one. Add Comment -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
