"THE PRESENCE OF LARGE HERDS OF CATTLE IN MAGWI COUNTY IS ALARMING" Governor Lobong.

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"THE PRESENCE OF LARGE HERDS OF CATTLE IN MAGWI COUNTY IS ALARMING"

Governor Lobong.


On 18 February 2022 (OPARI)..
The Governor of Eastern Equatoria Louis Lobong Lojore has sounded an alarm over the presence of large number of cattle in Magwi County.

Lobong spent the whole day of Friday trekking in the bushes of Opari and Pageri talking to cattle keepers to refrain from destroying the livelihood of the Madi and Acholi communities.

There are tens of thousands of cattle that have migrated from Terekeka and Bor to various locations in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State since January 2022.

The areas mostly affected by the cattle migration are Agoro, Ayii, Opari, Ashwa, Mugali and Owiny-Ki-Bul.

The locals have since complained of destruction of farms by cattle, destruction of beehives by herders, harassment, arbitrary arrests and denial of locals to go to the forest for hunting, charcoal burning, fetching of grass by returnees to construct their houses, besides the roaming of cattle in the residential areas, and moving of cattle keepers with guns in the villages and markets and  Healthcare centers.

The locals are calling on the pastoralists to return to their areas of origin, to allow farmers to engage in agriculture production.

The Chief of  a huge Cattle Camp in Opari, Abraham Kur, said they are in Magwi County in search of water and green pastures for their animals, as flood has destroyed disrupted both human and animal live in Bor.

"We have not come here by force, but the condition of cattle made us come this far in search of water and grass. When the first rains come, we will go back to Lobonok and Jonglei, our home State. 

Governor Lobong directed the cattle keepers to respect local cultures, stay in peace  with the host communities, prevent their animals from destroying gardens and other important elements of people's activities and to stop walking with guns in the areas.

The Government of Eastern Equatoria says  plans are underway to bring the host communities and the cattle keepers to dialogue and create understanding on the way forward, as the cattle keepers should prepare for an exit strategy to return to their areas.

 It is worth noting that thousands of people have returned to the areas of Loa, Pageri, Kerepi, Moli, Opari and Agoro from the refugee camps

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