Teso Chief Asks People to Stop Home Fighting, Grow More Food.
The top leader of Teso wants his people to make peace at home and plant more food crops.
Paul Sande Emolot, the head chief of Teso, spoke these words at a burial in Katakwi. He said many homes break up because people fight each other.
The burial was for Joyce Mary Akiteng in Oponyongo Village. She was married to Gerald Odeke Ojakala, an important man in the Ikuruka group. Ojakala had helped make Emolot the chief in 2022.
Chief Emolot asked other leaders to help fix land fights without anger. He thinks this will keep peace in the area.
"We pick leaders because they are wise and can fix problems, not because they are old or went to school," Emolot said.
He wants leaders to work hard at fixing land fights. This will help keep peace among neighbors.
The chief talked about fights in homes. These fights make children run away, he said, and when children leave, they face hard times.
Emolot asked leaders to watch if children go to school. He thinks this makes groups stronger.
The area of Katakwi has many people running for office. The chief asked people to vote without fighting. He wants them to pick good leaders.
Another leader, Toto Akaliait, agreed with the chief. She said school helps make life better for the Ateker people.
At the same time, leaders met to honor Papa Jones Oluma, a top helper to the chief who died last week.
People will say goodbye to Oluma at the group's main office. Then, they will take him home for burial on Sunday.
The top leader of Teso wants his people to make peace at home and plant more food crops.
Paul Sande Emolot, the head chief of Teso, spoke these words at a burial in Katakwi. He said many homes break up because people fight each other.
The burial was for Joyce Mary Akiteng in Oponyongo Village. She was married to Gerald Odeke Ojakala, an important man in the Ikuruka group. Ojakala had helped make Emolot the chief in 2022.
Chief Emolot asked other leaders to help fix land fights without anger. He thinks this will keep peace in the area.
"We pick leaders because they are wise and can fix problems, not because they are old or went to school," Emolot said.
He wants leaders to work hard at fixing land fights. This will help keep peace among neighbors.
The chief talked about fights in homes. These fights make children run away, he said, and when children leave, they face hard times.
Emolot asked leaders to watch if children go to school. He thinks this makes groups stronger.
The area of Katakwi has many people running for office. The chief asked people to vote without fighting. He wants them to pick good leaders.
Another leader, Toto Akaliait, agreed with the chief. She said school helps make life better for the Ateker people.
At the same time, leaders met to honor Papa Jones Oluma, a top helper to the chief who died last week.
People will say goodbye to Oluma at the group's main office. Then, they will take him home for burial on Sunday.
