The Commissioner of Lainya County said his people celebrated the first Christmas after independence warmly and the community used the occasion to discuss development issues.
Samuel Suba told CRN News that Christmas was well celebrated compared to the two previous years where there were little problems: this year the residents had a good time without disturbances.He said the people of Lainya County welcomed Christ warmly and many people from Juba, Yei and the diaspora came home to celebrate with their families for the first time since independence.
Mr Suba added that the community of Lainya Payam had meetings in Juba and they decided to use the holiday as an opportunity for people coming together to discuss development issues.
He said the discussions identified key issues facing the Payam and prioritized education, health and agriculture.
Mr Suba described the meeting as new a chapter for the payam with the civil society taking up development projects instead of waiting for the Government or NGOs to build the payam.
Mr Suba explained that the meeting also looked into issues like quality of teachers and schools, health, water and sanitation, land demarcation and agriculture and forest development.
The Commissioner added issues of security were also discussed because it is a dynamic force in all development projects.