My latest assignment has been to write a concept note for the Local County Government to help them build their headquarters. Up until December 2012 the three Counties of Western Bahr El Ghazal State have been operating out of Wau, however the Government's policy for many years has been that each County should be based within its own County's geographical location.
The Government made a very firm announcement in October of last year that all County headquarters should cease operating from Wau and this is what led to the violence and killings of 30 people. Unfortunately for the local County Government, there is no budget from the Government to help them build their headquarters. They have managed to receive some donations from local NGOs, but this is limited to bricks etc. So my job is to prepare a brief report to send to international donors requesting assistance for infrastructure and funding.
Yesterday we went for a drive from Acumcum along a back bush road to Nyinakok, the new site of Jur River County headquarters. It felt like we were on a safari, driving through isolated wood lands and tall grasses. The men from the County office and local chiefs were very helpful and provided me with all of the information I needed.
We then went for a walk to the local river. As it is the dry season the water level is very low. There were still plenty of monkeys around. On the way back they took me past a hyena's den. Thankfully they stayed sleeping!
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| Chief and Executive Chief of Nyinakok |
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| Colleagues John and William near the river |
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| At the site of the new headquarters |
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