A peace and Reconciliation committee in Twic East County in South Sudan's Jonglei State has asked the two feuding clans of Ayual and Dachuek to pay compensation for the lives lost during their long conflict, recover the cattle stolen from both clans and commit not to revenge again.

Twic East Commissioner Dau Akoi Jurkuch told Radio Tamazuj that a reconciliation conference between the two clans was held last week and ended yesterday. It was witnessed by the newly appointed governor of Jonglei State Philip Aguer.

In another development in the Twic East County, local authorities have begun the upgrading of the road between Bor and Panyijar yesterday.

The commissioner of Twic East County Dau Akoi Jurkuch told Radio Tamazuj the construction of the road will take one month according the plan of the community in which members of the community paid some money for the development of the area.

He said the members of the community donated 2 million SSP for the construction of the road linking Bor with Twic East County. Akoi pointed out that the work started with efforts from the local community without any support from the government.

He further added that the citizens have been suffering for long from the rise in price of goods due to the poor road linking Bor with Twic East County but with the maintained of the road the situation will improve.

The commissioner called on the community members to donate more money because the budget for the road construction is not enough.

Jonglei State is one of 28 states created by President Salva Kiir by decree but challenged as unconstitutional by a coalition of opposition parties.

Monitors of the peace agreement have called the creation of the 28 states a “violation” of the peace agreement. Salva Kiir says the 28 states are the demand of the people.