Role of Women in Ethnic Conflict Management and Resolution in Kenya

This book investigates the role of women religious leaders in ethnic conflict management and resolution in Nakuru and Uasin Gishu districts, Kenya. The book is based on the general premise that in all conflict related situations women bear the greatest brunt of the violence.The book shows that during the ethnic clashes, women are the main victims but they are underrepresented or hardly represented in peace meetings and in the various structures of peace making processes and peace building. Where they are included, the number of women is miserably minimal or negligible. The book has demonstrated that religion can be integrated with gender dimension in peace building, conflict prevention and management. This is underscored by the significant roles of women in peace building which are evident from the work of Rural Women Peace Link, a network of women groups that was geared to peace building in the areas that suffered the effects of ethnic clashes and other violent related conflicts such as cattle rustling.

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Dr. Newton Kahumbi Maina (Ph.D)is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Kenyatta University. He is an accomplished researcher and author with vast experience in areas of Islamic Studies, Gender and Education,Religion and Culture. His latest book is entitled Islamic Influence on Education in Africa (Lambert,2011).