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The delegation's four-day visit aims at assuring the Government of Southern
Sudan to put in place a mechanism for the fighting parties in Uganda to come
into terms in order to end the war in northern Uganda.

It also said a post mortem report, showed the deceased was shot on his head.
The wife of the deceased was also reported to have attempted suicide after she
was accused of having shot her husband. She is now under custody waiting for
further investigation.

Arms were once considered integral to life in this region. But in July, more
than 1,000 men and boys in Akobo County relinquished their weapons to local
authorities, asking nothing in return.

Other reasons he cited are properties, houses
including land seized during war and that these
should be returned to their rightful owners. He said
the issue of cattle in Equatoria was easy to resolve
if the owners who are well-placed in the Government
of South Sudan and warlords commanders agreed to
relocate. He decried the tribal tendencies which
influence political representation at the national,
South Sudan States and other levels where some
people claim absolute right. "Though it is not easy
to represent everybody, certain states should not be
totally marginalized in the allocation of
ministerial portfolios," he reiterated.