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LUO ELDERS DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL GROUP MEETING WITH MR. CALVIN BURGESS -- PRESIDENT OF DOMINION GROUP OF COMPANIES HELD ON 26/02/07 AT YALA SWAMP OFFICES

  IN ATTENDACE (LEDEC)
  1. Mr. Walter Adell -Chairman --LEDEC
  2. Dr. T.M.O Ayodo -Patron --LEDEC
  3. Dr. R. Kapiyo -Co-ordinator-LEDEC
  4. Mr. J. Rasare -Secretary --LEDEC
  5. Mr. J. Odingo -Chairman Nyakach Elders
  6. Mr. P. Omol -Chairman Kabondo Elders
  7. D. Obare Awora -Chairman Alego Elders
  8. T. See -Patron- Kabondo Youth DP
  9. Mr. Ochieng Kajwang -Coordinator, Kabondo Youth DP
  10. Mr. Austine Odicoh -Coordinator- Kano Elders
  11. Mr. J. Ouko Oyoo -Asst. Se. Kabondo Elders
  12. Mr. A Amala -Asst. Coordinator Alego Elders
  13. Mr. Martin Owiti -Chaiman E.A Tranformation Ministries
  14. Mr. E. Aoro Obilo -Sec. Kabondo Environmental Ass.
  15. Prof. R. Sumba Ochieng -Alego Elders
  16. Mr. Nathaniel Otieno -KenGen
  17. Mr. Wilson Otieno -Alego Elders
  18. Mr. Chepchir Cherono -Agriculturalist
  19. Mr. Ochola Ongudi -Consultant -- Kano Elders

  IN ATTENDANCE (DOMINION)
  1. Mr. Calvin Burgess -President- Dominion Group of Companies
  2. Mr. Grahame F.H Vetch -Dominio+-n Country Director
  3. Ms. Babra Waterson -Director,Dominion Group of Companies
  4. Ms. Joyce A. Opond -Executive Secretary- Yala Swamp Project

Purpose of the visit to the Yala Swamp Project
  

• To see how wet lands can be turned to be the best.

• To get inspired by the project.

• To see and suggest areas of replication of the farming system elsewhere in Nyanza.

• To look further for areas of collaboration for improving standards of living in Nyanza.

• To suggest methods for capacity building for members of ELDERS.
    

The situation LEDEC would like to see in Nyanza
  

• Reduction in prevalent poverty.

• Investment in Agriculture.

• Education provided for the Youth.

• Economic Empowerment.

• Reduce the prevalent death rate( low life expectancy).

• Economic self reliance.

   Contribution by Mr. Calvin Burgess at the meeting

• Mr. Burgess concentrated on explaining the three youth training centers that he will soon start, each accommodating more than two thousand children. Each unit will be about 100 acres.

•  The training units will consist of facilities like classrooms, dormitories, amphitheaters swimming pools, recreational facilities e.t.c.

•  Counselors will be taken care of at these camps.
    The purpose is to improve education level of the youth, change their moral attitude, provide basic skills and provide health programmes.

•   Cooperatives should be encouraged in farming

•   Education in vital for future development

•   Luos in diaspora are willing to help but better through streamlined institutions rather than though individuals

•   A big conference on development likely to be organized sometime in June 2007

•   A food crisis is looming and thus the need for Kenyans to intensify food
   production.

   Contribution by Dr. Ayodo -- patron LEDEC
    

•  LEDEC is involved in improving agricultural output, improving health condition adequate provision of education, promoting desirable cultural practices, improving environmental e.t.c.

•  There are adequate specialists as human resources who are underutilized that can be useful.

•  Capacity building for LEDEC members would be a sure way of changing the mindset.
    

Contribution by Dr. Kapiyo-Coordinator LEDEC
    

• Change was required and so the need for social re-engineering.

• LEDEC can have consultation with people to achieve the change anticipated.

• Members of LEDEC need to be catalysts  
       

Contribution by Mr. Austine Omalala --Agri- consultant
    

•    Referance was made to land consolidation which have turned back to land subdivision into economic units

•   The situation should be reversed
    

  Contribution by Mr. Austine Adicoh- Coordinator -- Kano Elders
  

• Reference was made to the tiger states in East Asia that practice something similar to dominion farm.

• We can replicate it in other parts of Nyanza

• Dominion farm can be a nucleus from where others can be educated. Elders be used as a bridge to reach people.
    

Contribution by Mr. Walter Adell --Chairman -- LEDEC
        

• LEDEC represents the Luo Elders who are knowledgeable and can educate others on economic development

• Thanked Mr. Calvin Burgess and his team for welcoming LEDEC to Yala swamp Project and being so educative

• Suggested further collaboration and cooperation.

• Prayed for God's guidance on the good work so that people can be more enlightened.

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