| dc.description.abstract | The study attempts to look at the critical linkage between conflict prevention and good governance. It appraises how the two variables interact, with special focus on Kenya.
The study establishes that there is a strong positive correlation between conflict prevention and good governance. Where there is absence of good governance there are higher risks of violent conflict. The risks are an outcome of presence of multiple and reinforcing threat factors revolving around the issues of identity, legitimacy, participation and recognition.
The study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one looks at the background and the problem being studied, the hypotheses, conceptual framework as well as the methodology.
Chapter two engages with an attempt to develop an in-depth understanding of the concepts used in the study is well as establishing their linkages .The chapter recognizes that, to fully comprehend conflict, there is a need to master its meaning, acknowledge its pervasiveness and inevitability, and most importantly what enables or constrains conflict from escalating in behavioral violence.
Chapter three focuses on Kenya's political system as the unit of analysis. The chapter concerns itself with the three main impediments to good governance and by extension fuellers of violent conflict .The impediments are ethicinicized political discourse,
corruption and violations of human rights. The factor creates individual's and groups' insecurities and encourages self-help as a survival strategy.
Chapter four offers a critical appraisal of Kenya's good governance record and how it links to conflict prevention .The chapter concludes that the failure of good governance in Kenya has negatively impacted on conflict prevention and if not addressed ,the country runs a risk of conflagrating into violent conflict.
Chapter five concludes the study by emphasizing on the need to institute mechanisms which may entrench good governance and enhance Kenya's conflicts prevention capabilities. | en |
