| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of strategies used by Isiolo
Interfaith Network in the Promotion of Peace in Isiolo Central Sub County of Isiolo
County. Four research objectives were formulated to guide the study namely; to establish
the influence of mediation for peace as a peace in promotion of peace, to determine the
influence of interfaith dialogue as a peace strategy in promotion of peace, the influence of
advocacy as peace strategy in promotion of peace and the influence of sports as a peace
strategy in promotion of peace. This study employed a descriptive survey research
design. The target population in this study 1070 households. Simple random sampling
technique was used to select 373households. The questionnaire and interview guide was
used for data collection. Content validity was established by designing questionnaire and
research instruments according to the objectives used. The questionnaire was divided into
two halves then a correlation coefficient for the two halves computed using the Spearman
Brown Prophesy formula. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS V 18) was used
to analyze the quantitative data. All data was entered and verified after effective coding.
The data was then synthesized and reported thematically, according to the study
objectives and envisaged chapters. The study found out that mediation strategies used by
inter-faith network on promotion of peace was average (137, (37%).On the influence of
dialogue strategy on promotion of peace, the study found out it was average as indicated
by the majority of the respondents 128 (35%). The study also found out that the influence
of advocacy for peace forums by inter-faith network was low (100, (27%)). The study
further found out that the use of football tournaments was influential in promotion of
peace. The study recommends that the Isiolo interfaith networks should create awareness
of their peace building activities. The study also recommends that Isiolo Interfaith
Networks should increase the use of sports as strategy for peace. The study further
recommends that the Isiolo inter-faith network should do a research and find out the other
type of sports that the people of Isiolo enjoy and use them in their future sport peace
promotion strategies. The study suggested that future academics should also look at the
influence of peace connectors in promotion of peace | |
