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The party theme, called “together for a sustainable Youth Association, Anyik said the party was form with the
development”, brought together hundreds youth from the aim of underlining the importance of coming together and
county and included senior government officials both at the contributing to the building of the nation. “We came up
National and State levels. with a need to organize ourselves as youth of Kajo-Keji and
The meeting also included some civil society representatives, dreamt of a Youth Association that will bring us together;
women, religious leaders and some of the County Elders. not of political affiliation but of addressing socio-economical
Mr. Anyik Chaplain, the Chairperson of the steering committee issues and sustainable development programmes for the youth
of the Kajo-Keji Youth Association, while addressing the in Kajo-Keji County to the benefit the people of Kajo-Keji
gathering, underscored the response of the youth in joining County and the people of South Sudan,” said Anyik.
hands together. He pointed out that, there is already a constitutional draft

Kajo-Keji leaders including Stephen Sokiri , the Kajokeji Council Speaker and Prof. Aggrey Tisa, Presidential
Advisor on Economic Affairs during the meeting. [Gurtong | Waakhe Simon Wudu]

which needs consultations with different youth groups and
It should be noted that hundreds of youth in the County stay
away most of the time during the year as a result of work. some of the County elders before it is passed by the general
Most of them are in Juba while others are working in the assembly which will lead to the formation of the association.
other regions of the country, such as Greater Upper Nile Anyik underlined several challenges facing the youth and
and Greater Bahr el Ghazal. On need to form a Kajo-Keji the county at large and the responsibility of the youth in

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