Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has called on the state governments to enact legislation to end the widespread inter-communal violence.
The Executive Director of CEPO, Edmund Yakani, said the absence of legislation on the mitigation of deadly communal violence at the state level has made it difficult for the states to respond effectively.
The activist said the trend of armed violence was on the rise and it is creating serious displacement.
Yakani strongly condemned the deadly inter-communal violence in Leer, Wonduruba, Magwi, Mugali, Mowgo, and Duk Padit, among others.
He further said the investigation committees on attacks in Leer and Twic counties have failed to deliver as per the deadlines assigned to them.
The organisation said adequate funds have been invested in seeking solutions to the armed deadly inter-communal violence across the country since independence, but the efforts have proven futile.
“CEPO closely observed the stand of the government as an executive, legislative and judiciary as not consistent in adopting a concrete strategy for mitigating the continuous armed deadly communal conflict across the country,’’ Yakani noted.
He added that ‘‘some good proposals were raised by some leaders, such as the enactment of laws for addressing some of the triggers for armed deadly violence or the establishment of livestock units to prevent cattle raiding.’’
“It is for long-term gain to legislate some of the strategies for concrete resolution of the armed deadly communal violence among our various communities in South Sudan,” he emphasised.
The activist urged the leadership of Central Equatoria State to cooperate on the enactment of specific legislation on the mitigation of deadly inter-communal violence within the region.
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