iv. Reconciliation • There must be acknowledgement for wrong before reconciliation [local leadership]. • Those who injured others must come out and ask for forgiveness [local leadership]. • If there is compensation, this should be done openly and truthfully to promote reconciliation [local leadership]. • The traditional leaders cannot be part of any mechanism for reconciliation because they were perpetrators themselves [male participant]. v. Institutional reform • The Grain Marketing Board must be reformed to make sure everyone has access to resources. It should not just be for the benefit of politicians and those connected to them [women’s group]. • The judiciary must be centralised. Local courts must be empowered to deal with local matters because the traditional leaders understand their communities. This would speed up justice delivery [traditional leaders]. 7. OBSERVATIONS During the presentation of the group of local leaders, there was a lot of grumbling from the participants. They accused the local leadership of participating in political violence and then pretending they were forced to do so. Taking Transitional Justice to the People – Outreach Report 41