Keningau: The descendants of the late OKK Sedomon Gunsanad will be holding a family gathering today (Tuesday) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.According to Justin Sedomon, who is the son of the former district native chief during the North Borneo era who died in 1966, the occasion will be held at their ancestral home in Bingkor at 9am.OKK Sedomon pursued the idea of self-government, which later evolved into the idea of a unified Malaysia.
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He supported the inception idea, on the condition that the rights of the native peoples be protected and safeguarded. Inscriptions on the Batu Sumpah Keningau partly detail his ideas.
Three of the 20 points, namely Point One on freedom of religion, Point Six on immigration, and Point Twenty on land, forest, local government, among others were based on Sedomon's ideas. Justin said the purpose of the family gathering is to remind the younger descendants of the late leader's contributions to Sabah politics.
