A unique peace pact signed between the Keiyo and Tugen communities in 1920 has been identified as a case study on how to sustain peace in Africa.
Moi University’s Centre of Public Sector Reforms has been awarded a Sh10 million grant to research on the peace pact, which will be used as an example on the continent.
The United States Institute of Peace gave the grant.
“Whatever happened between the Keiyo and the Tugen communities was a great achievement. Other communities should know and learn from the experience,” vice chancellor Prof Richard Mibey said yesterday.
He spoke to the Star on the phone.
The project, Learning from Peace; A case Study of Keiyo and Tugen Peace Pact in Kenya; East Africa, has been launched.
The VC termed it a unique initiative and a rare achievement by the two communities, which have not engaged in conflict since then.
Mibey said the purpose of the research is to document the governing practices, social institutions, norms, values and processes, that have been the pillars of peace and stability between the two communities.
“They are an illustrative example from where learning on sustainable peace in sub-Saharan Africa can be drawn,” he said.
Mibey said the project will strengthen the university as a resource centre, where people can discuss peace. The research is expected to be complete by October 2017.
