EFFECT OF WOMEN'S PEACE BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND MITIGATION OF ELECTORAL CONFLICTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
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https://doi.org/10.47604/ijgs.1103Keywords:
women peace building, electoral conflicts, conflict mitigationAbstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of women's peace building activities and mitigation of electoral conflicts in Nairobi County, Kenya.
Methodology: The study used descriptive research design. The study focused on the individual women who were involved in peace building activities. Data was gathered through questionnaires, interviews, and FGDs. In total, the researcher conducted 17 FGDs, consisting of 8-12 people. A total of 386 respondents filled the semi structured questionnaire. Simple random sampling was used to select the respondents to fill the questionnaire. Purposive sampling was used to select the members to participate in the FGDs. IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 22) was used to analyze quantitative data. Percentages, frequencies, figures, bar charts, pie charts and tables were used to present results. Qualitative data was analyzed using coding and thematic analysis. Results were presented in form of themes and verbatim.
Results: Conflicts mainly take part where there is mismatch in the goals to be achieved, conversely, the mismatched goals are realized and hence introducing conflict, which is equivalent to actors in pursuit of incompatible goals. Women play a crucial role in addressing electoral conflicts. From the findings, the peacebuilding activities that women in Nairobi County have participated in since 1992 are: having dialogues, providing advice, compassionate role, warning people of imminent violence, public sensitization and civic education, peace talks, stopping rumor spreading, and offering psychosocial support.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: the government should educate women on rights and capacity of mind to bring positive change have an impact on the resultant influence in the community transformation. Women and youths should be encouraged, trained and empowered through attending peace seminars. Civil society needs to be fully involved and information on resolutions widely disseminated in effort to educate the society at large.
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