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CEPO Director Edmund Yakani | Photo: Awan Moses/Eye Radio.
An activist is appealing to President Salva Kiir to direct some state governors to mitigate the conflict between pastoralists and farmers in the Equatoria region.
Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization) accused some security leaders at the national government of undermining peace efforts for their personal interests.
“I would to appeal to your leadership, your Excellency the President, to direct the states that are involved in incidences between farmers and pastoralists, which may lead to a growth deadly situation and a situation where gross human rights violations”, said Yakani in a shared audio to Eye radio on Thursday.
Edmund also appealed to the government to take a lead in mitigating and preventing the trend of frictions as well as possible return into violence.
“We have partners who are ready to support but the government in taking a lead in mitigating and preventing this particular friction not to turn into violence.”
The cycle of violence has been reported between Pastoralists, and crops farmers in Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria, and Eastern Equatoria states in recent months.
“Unfortunately, we have some leaders at the national government level, in security institutions that undermine these efforts because these efforts are not favoring their personal interests and that’s why sometimes we say this deadly communal violence are politically motivated”, he said.
Hundreds of households have reportedly fled their homes in recent weeks in Magwi County of Eastern Equtoria state as a result of influx of herders in the area for fear of their lives.
Activist Yakani urged the country’s leadership to issue directives to the state governors to proactively engage and mitigate the cattle-related insecurity in the Equatoria region.
“Time has come for us to appeal to you personally, your Excellency President, to direct the state governors of these states that are in tension between pastoralists and farmers, to proactively engage and mitigate this problem within their capacity.
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