Abstract: This study explores the link between conflict and environmental security among pastoral communities in Kenya and in particular, the Turkana community. It further investigates the theoretical linkages between conflict and environmental safety. Besides, it interrogates the nature of the relationships among these variables and the effect on pastoralists’ livelihoods. It also establishes the significance of and institutional and normative frameworks on the prevention, management and ...
Abstract: This thesis explores the problem of recurrent armed violence among the pastoral communities in Karamoja and the neighboring communities. It shall investigate why after many attempts at eradicating insecurity in the Karamoja region, there remains persistent armed violence. The study argues that while Karamoja is no stranger to armed violence and insecurity, the conflict has brought in new players and new dynamics. The Karamojong have survived through a mix of natural disasters and h...
Abstract: Communities in the Karamoja cluster have been embroiled in conflict for many years, occasioned by competition for resources especially grazing land and water. The general objective of the study was to establish the role of intercultural communication in conflict management with special focus on Karamoja cluster. The study specifically aimed to: determine the role of culture in fueling conflict among the Karamoja cluster communities; ascertain the impact of cultural diversity on pea...
Abstract: The general objective of this study is to determine the role of military intervention in conflict situations: A Case Study of Somalia. Specifically, the study was to: one, establish the influence of military intervention in peace enforcement in Somalia; two, examine the influence of military intervention in facilitating humanitarian assistance in Somalia and three to explore the influence of military intervention in peace building in Somalia. This study was an analysis of the liter...
Abstract: Sudan is still experiencing tensions and civil strife while fighting over boundary towns with rich oil mines and experiencing civil war that was facilitated by the president’s decision to redraw the internal boundaries. African Union has been on the front line to condemn any form of hostilities against each other and draft maps that would guide Sudan and South Sudan towards the road to peaceful co-existence. The main objective of the study was to establish the effectiveness of Af...
Abstract: This study examines the impact of aid on conflict. It presents a case study of how foreign aid given to Rwanda and Uganda by Western Powers is affecting the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By examining the link between aid and conflict in the DRC, the study aims to portray how the Global North uses proxies to exacerbate conflicts in the Global South under the guise of foreign aid. The research therefore delves into the history of DRC's conflict in detail dating ...
Abstract: This thesis aims at analyzing the UN un-captured process of peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict. It also contributes to the ongoing discussion on conflict resolution in the region by evaluating the impact of peacebuilding initiatives in the conflict and also adds to the discussion of enhancing sustainable long term peace amongst the parties. The central question of the study is to find out why the conflict is still in existence, this is guided by the assumption that the UN’s i...
Abstract: Urban crime perpetrated by organized gangs locally, across the borders and internationally has been a major security challenge to many city residents globally, and poses a serious threat to state security especially in the developing countries. In Kenya, re-introduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s, coupled with other global factors and the 1992 multi-party elections provided a conducive environment for creation and thriving of gangs. Politicians in the new political ...
Abstract: Conflict is an inevitable situation in human life that occurs at the individual, communal, national and the International level. Conflict that has escalated to violence has been experienced all over the world with Africa has been a prime suspect in internal violent conflicts. It is in light of the 2007/8 election conflicts that the Ministry of Education, together with Non-governmental organizations, UNESCO and UNICEF focused on the implementation of Peace Education in Kenya at the ...
Abstract: ABSTRACT Somalia’s protracted conflict is as a result of external influence from other countries tracing back from the seventh century when it was first discovered and established by the Arabs and the Persians through the trading posts along the Indian Ocean south of Somalia. This was then followed by the Portuguese explorers who attempted to establish sovereignty over the Somali coast but were defeated by the Ajuran Empire, which was a Somali Empire belonging to the Somali Musli...
Abstract: In an attempt to understand South Sudan’s difficult journey towards its peaceful end, this thesis explores the political economy angle of the conflict and focuses on how the economic interests of a wide range of actors played and continue to play a role in frustrating the peace process. This approach helps in highlighting the underlying motivations and incentives that drive these ‘conflict entrepreneurs’ and the mechanisms that they employ to ‘spoil’ the prospects for pea...
Abstract: As a major driver of economic growth in many developing states, the management of conflict arising from extractive industries has become a constant theme in understanding governance of the extractive industry. This thesis offers a platform for understanding the existing and likely potentials of conflict in the extractive industry of Kenya and the conflict management strategies used. One of the key questions that this thesis seeks to answer is whether Corporate Social Responsibility...
Abstract: African women-led peacebuilding initiatives have received little attention in the past, despite their efforts to foster social cohesion in conflict regions within Africa. The establishment of the FemWise-Africa Network pulls the cooperation of African women from all African states and those in the diaspora. It calls for attention at both the national and international stage, to reinforce their position as agents of change in conflict contexts, particularly in their inclusion at the...
Abstract: This paper examines conflicts among Guji rural communities and their indigenous methods of conflict resolution in Dugda Dawa district, West Guji zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. Methodologically, data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Non probability sampling techniques were employed to select sample kebeles and informants. 4 rural kebeles were purposively selected from the 14 total kebeles of the district. A total of 144 participants (96 KII and 48 FGD ...
Abstract: This paper examines conflicts among Guji rural communities and their indigenous methods of conflict resolution in Dugda Dawa district, West Guji zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. Methodologically, data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Non probability sampling techniques were employed to select sample kebeles and informants. 4 rural kebeles were purposively selected from the 14 total kebeles of the district. A total of 144 participants (96 KII and 48 FGD ...