%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Tenaw, Aemro %D 2018 %J IJHAS %K Conflict Management %N 01 %P 01-07 %T THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: EXPERIENCE OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF KENYA %U http://airccse.com/ijhas/papers/3118ijhas01.pdf %V 03 %X Most of the time, religion viewed as a motive for conflict and has emerged as a key component in many current and past conflicts. However, religion does not always drive violence; it is also an integral factor in the peace building and reconciliation process. So, this paper assessed the peace building contribution role of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), following the post-2007 election violence in Kenya. The National Council of Churches of Kenya took instant humanitarian and peace building roles during the 2007 election violence. There was the provision of psychosocial support to address issues of trauma occasioned by loss of lives and infliction of emotional and physical harm. In addition, it also conducted the provision of food and non food items. Moreover, capacity building workshops for church leaders were held to build their capacity in mediation and peace building skills. Furthermore, In addition, ecumenical joint services were held incorporating the Christians, the Muslims and the Hindus. Finally, the Council was involved in influencing the passage of pieces of legislation such as the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Act , National Cohesion and Integration Act, The Constitutional Review Act of 2008, and the Witness Protection Act in the Kenyan Parliament. In general, The paper deals with issues such as the general background of the role of religion in Africa as both source of conflict and peace building; the cause and impacts of 2007 election violence in Kenya; the background and the role of religious institution (National Council of Churches of Kenya) in the post 2007 election violence in Kenya; and my conclusion is included at last. In short, I tried to assess to what extent religious institutions should play a role in managing conflict based on religious connections in Africa by taking the case study of Kenya.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {Most of the time, religion viewed as a motive for conflict and has emerged as a key component in many current and past conflicts. However, religion does not always drive violence; it is also an integral factor in the peace building and reconciliation process. So, this paper assessed the peace building contribution role of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), following the post-2007 election violence in Kenya. The National Council of Churches of Kenya took instant humanitarian and peace building roles during the 2007 election violence. There was the provision of psychosocial support to address issues of trauma occasioned by loss of lives and infliction of emotional and physical harm. In addition, it also conducted the provision of food and non food items. Moreover, capacity building workshops for church leaders were held to build their capacity in mediation and peace building skills. Furthermore, In addition, ecumenical joint services were held incorporating the Christians, the Muslims and the Hindus. Finally, the Council was involved in influencing the passage of pieces of legislation such as the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Act , National Cohesion and Integration Act, The Constitutional Review Act of 2008, and the Witness Protection Act in the Kenyan Parliament. In general, The paper deals with issues such as the general background of the role of religion in Africa as both source of conflict and peace building; the cause and impacts of 2007 election violence in Kenya; the background and the role of religious institution (National Council of Churches of Kenya) in the post 2007 election violence in Kenya; and my conclusion is included at last. In short, I tried to assess to what extent religious institutions should play a role in managing conflict based on religious connections in Africa by taking the case study of Kenya. }, added-at = {2018-03-07T07:34:58.000+0100}, author = {Tenaw, Aemro}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25c2c66ee8a72ed963759c227b3074ee9/ijhas}, interhash = {fc5c28a27ca6176e8d0c02689c645eb7}, intrahash = {5c2c66ee8a72ed963759c227b3074ee9}, journal = {IJHAS}, keywords = {Conflict Management}, month = {February}, number = 01, pages = {01-07}, timestamp = {2018-03-07T07:34:58.000+0100}, title = {THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: EXPERIENCE OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF KENYA }, url = {http://airccse.com/ijhas/papers/3118ijhas01.pdf}, volume = 03, year = 2018 }