Approaches used by Rotary Club in post-conflict peace building in Nakuru County, Kenya

Samwel Mokaya Kegoro; Edmond Maloba Were; Evans Nyamwaka; Crispinous Iteyo

doi:10.51867/ajernet.7.3.26

Autores

Samwel Mokaya Kegoro Kisii University, Kenya https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2679-4221
Edmond Maloba Were Kisii University, Kenya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-6682
Evans Nyamwaka Kisii University, Kenya https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6205-4927
Crispinous Iteyo Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3370-8804

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.7.3.26

Palavras-chave:

NGOs Rotary Club, Post Conflict Peace Building, Reconciliation, Social Economics Approaches

Resumo

Peace building approaches have been of great interest to both the government and non-governmental organization in a world marred by conflict and violence. The efforts of the state and other non-governmental organizations in Nakuru County have been as effective in ensuring sustainable peace after bouts of post-election conflicts experienced since the introduction of multiparty politics in Kenya. This paper interrogates nevertheless the approach pursued by the Rotary Club whose mission of ‘service above self’ aims to facilitate long-term peace and stability in Nakuru County. It was guided by the conflict transformation theory advanced by Paul Lederarch. The study used descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study was 250 participants: Primary data was collected from a sample size of 50 respondents using questionnaires, Focused Group Discussions and interviews guides who were selected using stratified and simple random sampling methods. The data collected was analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. The study established that rotary clubs have social economics and reconciliation strategies they use in peace building. Further the study found out that rotary clubs use social economic development approaches like community-based projects and reconciliation approaches such us sports, peace education and women in building long-term post conflict peace. Also, the study identified that sport is the approach that is mostly used by rotary clubs in peace building. The study revealed that contribution of women to peace building is the least used approach by rotary clubs in peace building. Further findings indicated that peace education and community-based projects are the most efficient and effective approach that is applied by rotary clubs in building peace in Nakuru county while contribution of women is the least efficient and effective approach in peace building. The study recommended that Rotary clubs need to come up with more universal and cheaper approaches for long term post conflict peace building.

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