The dynamics of ethnopolitical conflict and violence in the Rift valley province of Kenya

Osamba, Joshia

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“…In these pastoral areas, local politicians have used conflict as an instrument to uproot the political base of their opponents, to build their support base, and to collect money for election campaigns (Kratli and Swift 1999). Though not reducible to ethnic manipulation alone, the 1990s ethnic conflicts in the rift valley region of Kenya were the result of the political elites' desire to uproot members of non-Keljin ethnic groups who by default are supporters of the opposition (Osamba 2001, Kanyinga 2009. Likewise, the confluence of politicians' desire to uproot supporters of the opposition, and the indigenous elites demand for more opportunities and resources resulted in conflict between the Luyha and Sabaot in the Mt Elgon area (Lynch 2011).…”

Section: Conflicts Accentuated By State Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

State-Building and Non-State Conflicts in Africa

Kifle¹

2020

SRSA

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Contemporary state building intervention in weak states is based on the assumption that once a capable state is instituted, it will be able to ensure peace. Extant literature on state capacity and civil war onset tends to confirm this assumption. However, the relation between state capacity and the onset of non-state conflict is not adequately examined in this literature. This article, which is based on findings from research undertaken by the author at the African Leadership Centre, aims to extend the existing knowledge on state capacity and civil conflict by examining the relation between state capacity and non-state conflict in subSaharan Africa using mixed methodological approaches. A statistical analysis of the correlation between three aspects of state capacity and non-state conflict is supplemented with a detailed qualitative analysis of selected states that experience non-state conflicts and those that did not. State capacity is dissected into state effectiveness, legitimacy and monopoly of the means of coercion. The result reveals that the legitimacy and effectiveness of the state are negatively correlated with nonstate conflicts in a statistically significant way. However, the qualitative analysis indicates that the role of state capacity in reducing non-state conflicts should not be over-stated. The occurrence or absence of nonstate conflicts is influenced by the interplay of multi-faceted factors related to the level of resource scarcity, the strength of customary dispute resolution mechanisms, patterns of intercommunity interaction, nature of state policies and political actors' stake in a conflict.

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Section: Conflicts Accentuated By State Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

State-Building and Non-State Conflicts in Africa

Kifle¹

2020

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“…An array of studies have been carried out on community resilience, violent conflict in cities, towns, and rural settlements particularly in the countries of the global south (Wisner et al, 2003;Osaghae and Suberu, 2005;World Development Report, 2006;Osamba, 2001;Winthrop and Matsui, 2013). However, most studies on community resilience concentrate on disaster risk management, health, and climate change (Davis et al, 2005;Satterley, 2017).…”

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Correlates of community resilience to violent conflict in north central Nigeria: Evidence from Benue and Plateau states

Ojewale

2023

Violence: An International Journal

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This study analyses the determinants of community resilience to violent conflict in north central Nigeria. It adopts mixed research methodology through multistage sampling technique. This involved the purposive selection of Benue and Plateau states. The study is anchored on social capital as a valuable theoretical framework to understand community resilience. It raises a pertinent research question. What are the factors influencing community resilience to violent conflict in Nigeria’s north central? Primary data were obtained through household data collection in Jos, Barkin Ladi, Makurdi, and Gbajimba where respondents were chosen for questionnaire administration. Through multiple regression, the study identified social solidarity, group identity, collective efficacy, number of household member(s) in active employment, and trust as determinants of community resilience to violent conflict. These findings yield insight for theories, policies, and practices. The study concludes that it is important to account for social solidarity, collective efficacy, and trust in strengthening community resilience.

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“…Applied to land, these concepts of conflict suggest competitive struggles to maximise an individual’s or a group’s land-related benefits, ranging from market bartering to fighting physically. Struggles over rural land draw most of the attention in the literature, where the major concern tends to be large-scale violent conflict, such as between nations or ethnic groups (Adetula, 2005; Dafe, 2009; Osamba, 2001; Oucho, 2000, for instance). In the case of urban land, opposition over parcel boundaries and the ownership of rights has dominated discussions.…”

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Ethnicity, corruption and violence in urban land conflict in Kenya

Obala

Mattingly²

2013

Urban Studies

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Relatively little has been recorded about the relationships among ethnicity, corruption and conflict over urban land, especially at community level. The stories of land matters in four lower-income settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, drawn from extensive interviews with their occupants and officials and field observations, shed light on the roles of corruption and ethnicity in land conflicts and the character of violence involved. At the same time, they reveal new details of competition for urban land rights. In these cases, land conflict seemed to promote corruption and the use of ethnicity, while corruption and ethnicity were able to alter the relationship of this conflict to violence. There are findings here regarding sources of urban violence in general.

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The dynamics of ethnopolitical conflict and violence in the Rift valley province of Kenya

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

State-Building and Non-State Conflicts in Africa

State-Building and Non-State Conflicts in Africa

Correlates of community resilience to violent conflict in north central Nigeria: Evidence from Benue and Plateau states

Ethnicity, corruption and violence in urban land conflict in Kenya

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