‘…initially, women did not attend peace meetings and the few who attended did not give their opinions. They were only involved in household chores. Peace issues were left to the husbands. As a result, women suffered because they did not have forums in which they could raise their issues. For example, they did not report […]
Ass Chief Henry Lesokoyo, Senior Assistant Chief, Kipsing Sub-Location Read More »
‘I usually attend peace meetings. Before I started participating in peace meetings, things were very different. Youth were not going to school and they were very violent. They could even beat their mothers. We could not go to the market. Women were not attending peace meetings. They were left at home to take care of
Angelina Karumba, 45 years old, from family of 7 and a resident of Kipsing Read More »
‘Before women started participating in peace meetings, security situation was very bad. Morans used to steal cattle from other communities. Some of them were killed while others dropped out of school. Others did not respect their parents. We were very affected because the youth could not listen to their parents. As a result, many of
Susan Letukuya, 24 years old, a resident of Kipsing and from a family of 7. Read More »
‘I am a learner at the Kipsing shepherd school and I have been trained on conflict management and peace building. This has encouraged me to participate in peace meetings in my community. Before I started attending the meetings, I used to have many conflicts in my family. I have youth in my family and talk
Lucia Lele, 32 years old, a resident of Kipsing and from a family of 7 Read More »
I am an instructor at Kipsing shepherd school. The school has 30 women and 11 morans. Before they started attending shepherd school, women could not attend any peace meeting and they had no forum to air their views on the insecurity issues they were facing. Therefore, they were greatly affected because when their sons went
