Dillo-Dukana-Teltelle Peace Dialogue

Country/entity
Ethiopia
Kenya
Region
Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name
Dillo-Dukana-Teltelle Peace Dialogue
Date
12 Jan 2012
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict
Stage
Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature
Inter-group
Peace process
Kenya Local Agreements
Parties
No signatories but agreed on behalf of Borana and Gabra communities
Third parties
-
Description
Agreement between representatives to give material reparations as compensation for losses in conflict, and assurances to help bring perpetrators of specific killings to justice.


Local agreement properties

Process type
Formal structured process
Rationale
Proceeded by the Dillo Dukana peace process initiated by Gabra and Borana elders in 2008, and the Dukana/Maikona peace initiative in July 2009. The 2012 Dillo-Dukana-Teltelle Peace Dialogue in 2012 was organized by the Dillo Woreda Peace Committee and Oromia Pastoralist Association in cooperation with Pastoralist Shade Initiative of Kenya and through the financial support from German Development Cooperation (GIZ-Civil Peace Service Program) and The Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Unit (CEWERU).
Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
No
Link to national process: articulated rationale
However, the Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism is part of the National Steering Committee.
Name of Locale
Teltelle, Dukana
Nature of Locale
Region
GPS Lat/Long (DD)
4.110322, 37.438123
Participant type
Central state actor
Local state actor
International or transnational actor
Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Regional state actor
Mediator, facilitator or similar
Mediator or similar referred to
Mediator (references)
Mr. Nura Dida, Oromia Pastoralist Association (OPA) Board Chair Person, and Mr. Molu Kulu, Pastoralist Shade Initiative (PSI) chair person, from Ethiopia and Kenya respectivel, are named in the OPA report on the dialogue as having facilitated.
Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
International or transnational actor

Local issues

Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

No specific mention.

Grievance List
Page 1, According to the final agreement:
- The Dukana will pay blood compensation of 45 cattle to Teltelle.
- The Dukana will organize traditional gatherings in order to search for the killer of
the child and take necessary action to bring the killer to justice (government
Authorities).
- The Teltelle will pay a total of 75 cattle as a blood compensation for two people
killed and one wounded person of Dukana.
- The Teltelle agreed to accept final results on the efforts of the Dukana elders in
finding the killer of the child and bringing him to justice according to traditional
mechanisms.
Cattle rustling/banditry

No specific mention.

Social cover

No specific mention.


Page 1:

Proceddings of the Dillo Dukana Telelle Peace Dialogue

According to the final agreement:

- The Dukana will pay blood compensation of 45 cattle to Teltelle.

- The Dukana will organize traditional gatherings in order to search for the killer of the child and take necessary action to bring the killer to justice (government Authorities).

- The Teltelle will pay a total of 75 cattle as a blood compensation for two people killed and one wounded person of Dukana.

- The Teltelle agreed to accept final results on the efforts of the Dukana elders in finding the killer of the child and bringing him to justice according to traditional mechanisms.

Finally, both groups agreed to send back 5 representatives each to Dillo after 45 days to share information on the state of affairs and in order to decide

the exact date for a final peace dialogue and exchange of the cattle for the compensation.