Dillo-Dukana-Teltelle Peace Dialogue

  • Country/entity
    Ethiopia
    Kenya
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
    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 ( Kenyan Post-Electoral Violence (2007 - 2008) )
  • 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.