Religious Organization in Peacemaking: the Role of Ncck in Management of Electoral Violence in Kenya, 2007-2008
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Date
2013Author
Leremore, Thomas M
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Kenya witnessed violent post- electoral conflict in 2007-2008 periods. Violence arose out of
dispute electoral outcome and it took the intervention of the third parties to settle the conflict.
Among the parties involved was the National council of Churches in Kenya (NCCK) which
remains among the largest faith based organization in Kenya. This study has evaluated its
contribution to the management of this conflict.
Data for the study have been collected using interviews and case study methodologies.
Regarding Interviews, semi structured interview schedules were used and purposive sampling
method was utilized in the analysis. This involved collecting of data from secondary source such
as mass media, books, scholarly journal, policy papers and internet sources. The methodologies
have been qualitatively analyzed and inference made against the studies objectives and
hypotheses.
The study has established that though religious organization have played a very important role in
conflict management in Kenya, their contribution during the 2007-2008 Post electoral violent
conflict was marginal. The National council of Churches in Kenya (NCCK) was severely
divided, lacked the neutrality needed of track two actors, intervened when the conflict was not
ripe for resolution and lacked the requisite leverage to make it an attractive mediator to the
parties in conflict.
On the strength of the finding the study concludes that religious organization must be neutral
when managing conflict, present a united voice, adopt the methodology of settlement/resolution,
and base their engagement on the right epistemological understanding of conflict and methods of
management.
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Degree of Masters of Arts in International Conflict ManagementPublisher
University of Nairobi Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies
Description
Research Project in Partial fulfillment of the Requirements of the degree of
Masters of Arts in International Conflict Management