The Relationship between Reparation Programs and Post-Conflict Community Co-existence in Isiolo Central Sub-County, Kenya

Abstract

Reparation programmes are expected to bring about peaceful co-existence between and among communities in conflict by redressing victims of systemic conflict. Despite its application in communities' post-conflict situations, conflicts have persisted, and worse conflicts emerge, thus questioning the effectiveness of reparation programmes. The study sought to explore the relationship between reparation programs and peaceful community co-existence in Isiolo Central Sub-County Kenya. The study adopted a concurrent research design. The target population of the study was 121,066 people from Isiolo Central Sub-County. The sample size comprised 399 civilians selected through convenient sampling. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The study generated quantitative data, which was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences program version 26.0. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and frequencies, percentages, measures of central tendency, and variance were utilized. Inferential statistics comprising chi-square were used to determine the association between the dependent and independent variables. The findings of the study revealed that reparation programmes had a statistically significant effect on the peaceful co-existence of the community in Isiolo Central Sub-County (p-value<0.00001). Since reparation programmes were not applied to a great extent, the study recommends that measures should be put in place to ensure that the reparation processes are transparent and lack nepotism and corruption. Future studies should also focus on factors associated with the low utilization of reparation programmes.