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Role of Community Involvement in Peace Building: A Case of Mount Elgon in Bungoma County, Kenya

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  • Ronald E Wanda

    (Mount Kenya University, Kenya)

  • Joyce Muchemi

    (Mount Kenya University, Kenya)

  • Nyandoro K Obondi

    (Mount Kenya University, Kenya)

  • Ogachi O Nyamora

    (Mount Kenya University, Kenya)

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All over the world conflicts in communities materialize because of many reasons. At the community level, social changes often occur very often as a result of a conflict. The conflict that took place in Mt Elgon between 2006 and 2008 was devastating in many ways; it left many dead and destroyed many a property. This study was to assess community participation in peace-building in the Mt Elgon area between 2007 and 2017. The study also sought to assess the use of indigenous or traditional methods of conflict resolution embedded in restorative practices, as well as establish the role that Mount Elgon’s Residents Association (MERA) played through its programmes in peace-building in the area. The study revealed a yawning need for younger community members to be more involved in peace-building activities in the Mt Elgon area. The study further revealed that those aged between 35 and 54 years largely thought that their traditional culture and indigenous practices was central to their peace-building efforts in their locality.

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  • Ronald E Wanda & Joyce Muchemi & Nyandoro K Obondi & Ogachi O Nyamora, 2019. "Role of Community Involvement in Peace Building: A Case of Mount Elgon in Bungoma County, Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 3(3), pages 198-207, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:3:y:2019:i:3:p:198-207
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