An assessment of the approaches employed in the management of conflicts: A case of Tana River County, Kenya

Abstract

This article sought to assess the effectiveness of the approaches employed by the various actors in the River County in Kenya. The conflict in Tana River has escalated to unparalleled armed violence with loss of life and property. Various actors have employed diverse approaches in response to the conflict and to build peace. However, in spite of these efforts the region has experienced periodic relapses into violence. The government of Kenya has utilized hard Governmental organizations and the civil society have employed fortunately, the conflict has persisted the lives of innocent people as well as property in the region. The article proved that the approaches employed in the management of the Tana River d not incorporate a comprehensive analysis of the conflict vis-à-vis structural, proximate and trigger causes of the conflict in order to understand the context of the conflict and to determine the the conflict. In addition, the article found that the entire peace building process lacked clear coordination in terms of programming, funding and the deployment of human resources. Moreover, there is need to integrate a comprehensive analysis of vis structural, proximate and trigger causes of the conflict in order to understand the structural context conflict and to inform any responses to the conflict in Tana River. There is also need for response to the conflict so as to respond to the opportunities for violence such as chronic poverty and unemployment among the youth.Qualitative research approach was adopted in this article to achieve at these assertions.