| dc.description.abstract | War, violence and conflicts are the biggest hiccups to human development to date. In spite of the numerous
calls for justice, reconciliation and peace as prerequisites for a stable society, political, religious and ethnic
conflicts continue to hit many parts of the world. Africa is possibly the most affected continent by this
anguish as some of her nations and people have not known peace for decades. In Kenya, for example,
although there have been many conflicts since independence (1963), it was the 2007/2008 Post-election
violence that proved rather challenging as its effects are felt to date. The disputed Presidential election results
plunged the county into a serious crisis whose effects continue to wreck the country socially, politically and
economically. For instance, memories of this conflict where many lives were lost, families displaced, women
and girls suffered sexual violence and property destroyed reappear any time we have a national election, and
this has seriously disintegrated the nation, thus affecting the development of the country as a whole. It is
therefore an issue that must be seriously thought about by all stakeholders if at all any sustainable
development has to be attained. In this regard, religion which still remains the most trusted institution in
Kenya as in other parts of Africa must not stand at the periphery. Religion is the conscience of the society
and as such the dominant religions in Kenya, namely Christianity (82.5%) and Islam (11%), have an indelible
responsibility of bringing forth justice, peace and reconciliation among individuals and communities in Kenya
so as to ensure that the country attains sustainable development. | en_US |
