Clan decides to make peace

A CLAN in Western Highlands has decided to pursue peace and order after 13 years of fighting that claimed six lives, including that of a woman.
The election-related fight started in 2007.
Members of the Minimbi-Engmbo clan from the Dei electorate, on Thursday, gathered with church leaders, police and the provincial peace chairman Thomas Wama, and promised to do away with their hatred, frustration and plans of retaliation against the Minimbi-Nambka clan.
Western Highlands education board (PEB) chairman from the Engmbo clan Lawrence Pena, took the initiative to drive peace in his people before reaching out to the Nambka clan.
The Engmbo clan slaughtered 50 pigs on Thursday, as part of the peace process because they had engaged in some many tribal fighting with several clans and tribes in Dei.
On Thursday, they decided to come out in public and make peace. Wama said upholding peace was a very hard task.
“I’m encouraging you to swallow your anger and know that you have made a promise in the eyes of God and the people,” Wama said.
He thanked Pena for leading his people to do away with their tribal fighting mentality.
He said during tribal fighting, he was the only one who had gone against supplying firearms and ammunitions.
“If I supply firearms and ammunitions then I’m the one who is killing the people, it is not the person who pulls the trigger,” he said.
“We have to practise peace within ourselves before reaching out, so that we face a better life,” Pena said.