Lakes State forms committee to monitor cattle migration
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By Makur Adut
Authorities in Lakes State have formed an internal cattle migration committee to monitor the movement of cattle in the area
The committee, led by the Minister of Local Government Mabor Meen Wol, is expected to monitor the 30 resolutions passed during the internal cattle migration conference held in Rumbek in December 2024.
Meen said the three counties of Rumbek Center, Rumbek North and Rumbek East have agreed to implement the resolution.
“What came up in the meeting is a formation of the committee, mainly the issue was about the migration of cattle to grazing land and that was the major discussion,” he said.
“They formed a committee of 21 members headed by myself as a minister of local government and deputized by Nyanhok Malou, the Minister of Peace Building, and the rest of the members who made up the team.”
According to him, the function of the committee is to regulate and supervise the movement of cattle herders to Toch wetland when water and grass are scarce.
“We are to be informed as a committee and then we organized the safe movement of the cattle herders to where they can get enough water and the grass and to prevent violence among themselves,” Meen explained.
He said the committee of youth and chiefs will be among the communities to solve some of the problems if if an issue arises.
Mary Arun Gol, Area Coordinator of Peace Canal said, “There were five pre-dialogues that were conducted across the Dinka Agar community for five sections which led to cattle migration resolutions.
“There are about 30 resolutions signed and one of them was the need to form a committee to monitor the cattle migration,” she said.
In 2023, the communities of Belle and Agar, which include four counties (Rumbek East, Wulu, Rumbek North, and Rumbek Center), unanimously agreed on and endorsed 17 resolutions, which included designating a viable route for cattle migration, implementing disarmament measures, and applying Belle community customary law to address instances where cattle keepers are found guilty.
