Publication

This publication discusses the trajectory of conflict in western Kenya, exploring its causes, state responses and offering recommendations to attain sustainable peace in the region. It highlights the resettlement program ridden by corruption and dominated by the activities of a militia that defined the conflict in Mount Elgon District. The author argues that land allocation in the resettlement program triggered the conflict, but it was rooted in historical injustice related to colonial disinheritance of the Sabaot communal lands. He highlights issues of competition over scarce land resources in the post-colonial era - the result of inequitable distribution and demographics - for causing inter-community tensions and conflict.