Pastoralists In Kajokeji Agree To Relocate
Authorities in Kajokeji County of Central Equatoria State (CES) have announced that a mutual understanding has been reached between pastoralists from Terkeka County who have encroached on land in Kajokeji County to relocate within a week. 21 March 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 21 March 2013 [Gurtong] - Deputy Chief of Inspector of Police Kajokeji County Maj. James Konyo Lubajo said an agreement was signed between the cattle keepers and government, holding the cattle owners to vacate Kajokeji after one week following the agreement. “According to the agreement they even agreed that if they fail to respond on 27th of this month or 28th then the government will arrest them and put them under detention,” Konyo said. The cattle owners also agreed that; “the government will take the cattle for their own use if they do not respond to what they have agreed on,” Konyo added. However, relocation of the cattle owners from Terkeka alone will not rest the concerns that arose as a result of the cattle encroachment. Konyo further pointed out that other cattle owners that were earlier on pointed to have crossed from Jonglei State have not yet reached into any mutual understanding with the government to vacate the area. Early this week, the Kajokeji County Commissioner Prof. Ben Yengi had threatened to resign if government is failing to relocate the cattle owners. Yengi said the cattle whose owners are armed presents a critical insecurity challenge in the county and also acts as a destructive factor to agriculture. He said following the encroachment since early last year, there had been destruction of crops by the cattle – a challenge that will not address the issue of food insecurity in the country. Posted in: Home, Governance -- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
