Jie elders under their umbrella Kotido District Cultural Elders Council-KODECCO together with KAPEPs ministries and the Greater Glory Mission Karamoja have today the 25^th January handed over to the office of the RDC a proposal to meet President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

In the proposal, the elders have come up with a 5 pillar intervention to realize peace, justice and development in the region.

The elders have also stressed for the need for establishment and construction of 2 worship temples at Korwakol and Lodiny, availing 2 mini buses and 4 motorcycles for transportation of elders during the dialogues and tractors to support food production among others.

The elders also propose that to improve the level of school enrolment and performance in Karamoja, government avails the council with funds to facilitate the education committee in mobilization of the parents to enroll the school going age children in school.

They have also come up with a masterplan to uproot hunger in Karamoja where under the 14 clans of the Jie they would cultivate 50 acres of cassava, 50 acres of maize, 50 acres of sorghum 25 acres of cashew nuts and 25 acres of fast growing fruits like mangoes, oranges as well as other indigenous fruits.

Speaking to our reporter shortly after handing over the proposal to the RDC Akore John Bosco the secretary Kotido Elders council said the 14 clan heads in consultation came up with 5 interventions that include peace prayer dialogues, internal and cross border dialogue meetings, food production, education and revival and strengthening the traditional administrative cultural institutions of the elder’s council.

Akore believes that if the proposal is taken up, the region would realize peace and development.

Cue//…Akore on proposal

The proposal that seeks to meet with the president preferably on the 15^th February 2024 was received by Ambrose Onoria on behalf of the president.