Traditional Governance

Looking to history to forge a new future
Chiefs and other leaders of Kwara'ae on Malaita will have by today compiled their "Taki" or customary laws.

A two-weeks workshop was organised by the Dalobala, Sirahi and Tafubala Tribal Association which has its centre near the Malaita Provincial capital, Auki. The Kwara'ae region stretches from the east to the west of the central part of Malaita. The population of this language group is estimated to be 39-thousand, the biggest in any language groups on Malaita.

The workshop which ended today will have compiled a set of rules which would govern an ideal Kwara'ae, as a community and people. One of the organisers of the workshop, Hudson Kwalea, spoke of the need for chiefs of Kwara'ae to gather to compile a common set of rules to live by. He says the need to revive the customary law is to ensure there is renewed respect and love by all people within the community and society. Kwalea says this customary law would cover every aspect of the Kwara'ae community.

However, he says the Kwara'ae Taki does not stand alone, but will compliment Solomon Islands Constitution. Kwalea says the Kwara'ae Taki will re-strengthen the role of chiefs and leaders as authorities in society. Kwalea says he hopes the compilation of the Kwara'ae customary laws would lead to other language groups on Malaita compiling their own. He also hopes that in the future a common customary law will be compiled for Malaita.

Kwalea says plans are afloat that in the future the common customary law would be part of the school curriculum in Kwara'ae and Malaita.

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