Browsing by Author "Shakaba, Mberesia Immaculate"

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    Participation of Women in Peace Building in Inter Ethnic Conflicts in Mt. Elgon, Bungoma County, 2004-2017
    (Kenyatta University, 2025-10) Shakaba, Mberesia Immaculate
    Women have become significant actors in conflict resolution and peace building in Kenya. This study examined the participation of women in conflict resolution and peace building initiatives in Mt. Elgon sub county, Bungoma County. The objectives of the study were; to explore the development of protracted conflicts in Mt. Elgon Sub County, assess the strategies used by women to participate in conflict resolution and Peace building and the last objective is to examine the challenges encountered by women in conflict resolution and peace building in Mt. Elgon Sub County. The study adopted feminist and conflict transformation theories to analyze data from the field. The study employed a descriptive and case study research design since the focus of the study was Mt. Elgon Sub County and Women. Mt. Elgon Sub County was used as microcosm to understand women and peace building in Bungoma County. The study adopted a qualitative approach. The study targeted women and men key informants who participated in peace building in Mt. Elgon Sub County. The study used oral interview guide to collect data from the informants. The study relied on secondary sources to collaborate data that was obtained during field research. The data from the field was thematically analyzed qualitatively. The findings of the study were presented on the basis of the objectives of the study. The study established that women in Mt. Elgon sub County; Bungoma County participated in protracted conflicts between the Soy and the Mosop communities. The women acted as spies and also supplied food, arms and ammunition in the conflict. The study also established that women used formal and informal peace buildings strategies to nurture and entrench sustainable peace in Mount Elgon. The women founded and developed women networks and organizations at locational, divisional and sub district levels to lobby for sustainable peace. The main contribution of the study in peace building knowledge was that Women in Mt. Elgon successfully rehabilitated women and children who were adversely affected by the conflict in Mt. Elgon. The study recommended that national and county governments the two levels of government should also come up with policy guidelines to finance informal peace building strategies at the grass roots. The study also recommended for the need to mainstream women in all formal peace building structures and networks.
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    Strategies Employed by Women in Peace Building in Mt. Elgon Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya
    (Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS), 2025-08) Shakaba, Mberesia Immaculate; Onyango, Evans
    Women have become significant actors in conflict resolution and peace building in Kenya. The objectives of the study interrogate the strategies used by women to participate in conflict resolution and peace building in Mt Elgon sub-County, Bungoma County in Kenya. Anchored on the social exclusion theory it was argued that the process of socialization segregates and excludes women from social relations and institutions which in essence inhibit their full participation in conflict resolution and peace building in society. This study adopted an explanatory research and case study designs. The target population was women and men who were witnesses or participants in the peace building process in the sub-County. This study employed the use of both primary and secondary sources of data. Stratified random and purposive sampling technique was used to select 45 respondents for field interviews. Instruments of data collection included interview guides and Focus Group Discussion (FDGs). The study employed qualitative methods of data analysis and interpretation. Findings from the study noted that women were actively involved in peace building in the post conflict period in Mt. Elgon sub-county. This was confirmed by the unique strategies employed by women to actively participate in peace building initiatives.