CONSTITUTION AND REFORM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM CRECO BUILDING A CULTURE OF PEACE IN KENYA BASELINE REPORT ON CONFLICT-MAPPING AND PROFILES OF 47 COUNTIES IN KENYA ISBN: 978-9966-21-158-3 CONSTITUTION & REFORM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (CRECO) P.O. BOX 2231 – 00200, CITY SQUARE, NAIROBI UPPERHILL, MATUMBATO ROAD, GATE 39 TEL: 020 3590735, 0722 209779 EMAIL: [email protected] www.crecokenya.org All or part of this publication may be reproduced freely, provided the CONSTITUTION & REFORM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (CRECO) is duly acknowledged. Design, Layout & Printing Myner Logistics Tel: 020 - 22 11 890/1 APRIL 2012 © CRECO CONTENTS PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................................................................................................5 TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS...........................................................................................6 ABOUT CRECO......................................................................................................................................7 ABOUT ELOG........................................................................................................................................8 FOREWORD..........................................................................................................................................9 THE REPORT.......................................................................................................................................10 CONFLICT MAPPING BASELINE ASSESSMENT.................................................................................11 CONFLICT RATING ON COUNTIES......................................................................................................13 CHAPTER ONE....................................................................................................................................14 STUDY BACKGROUND.......................................................................................................................14 THE BASELINE STUDY........................................................................................................................15 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.............................................................................................................16 CHAPTER TWO...................................................................................................................................18 NEW CONSTITUTION AND REFORMS..............................................................................................18 SECURITY SECTOR REFORMS............................................................................................................19 POLICE REFORMS AND INSTITUTIONS.............................................................................................20 CHAPTER THREE..................................................................................................................................21 STUDY FINDINGS...............................................................................................................................21 MOMBASA COUNTY.........................................................................................................................21 KWALE COUNTY.................................................................................................................................22 KILIFI COUNTY...................................................................................................................................24 TANA RIVER COUNTY........................................................................................................................25 LAMU COUNTY.................................................................................................................................26 TAITA TAVETA...................................................................................................................................28 GARISSA COUNTY.............................................................................................................................30 WAJIR COUNTY.................................................................................................................................32 MANDERA COUNTY..........................................................................................................................34 MARSABIT COUNTY...........................................................................................................................36 ISIOLO COUNTY................................................................................................................................38 MERU COUNTY.................................................................................................................................40 THARAKA-NITHI COUNTY.................................................................................................................41 EMBU COUNTY.................................................................................................................................43 KITUI COUNTY..................................................................................................................................44 MACHAKOS COUNTY........................................................................................................................45 MAKUENI COUNTY...........................................................................................................................46 BASELINE REPORT ON CONFLICT-MAPPING AND PROFILES OF 47 COUNTIES IN KENYA 3 NYANDARUA COUNTY......................................................................................................................47 NYERI COUNTY.................................................................................................................................48 KIRINYAGA COUNTY..........................................................................................................................50 MURANG’A COUNTY........................................................................................................................51 KIAMBU COUNTY.............................................................................................................................52 TURKANA COUNTY...........................................................................................................................54 WEST POKOT COUNTY......................................................................................................................56 SAMBURU COUNTY..........................................................................................................................58 TRANS NZOIA COUNTY.....................................................................................................................60 UASIN GISHU COUNTY......................................................................................................................62 ELGEYO / MARAKWET COUNTY.......................................................................................................65 NANDI COUNTY................................................................................................................................67 BARINGO COUNTY............................................................................................................................68 LAIKIPIA COUNTY.............................................................................................................................70 NAKURU COUNTY.............................................................................................................................72 NAROK COUNTY...............................................................................................................................75 KAJIADO COUNTY.............................................................................................................................76 KERICHO COUNTY.............................................................................................................................78 BOMET COUNTY...............................................................................................................................79 KAKAMEGA COUNTY........................................................................................................................81 VIHIGA COUNTY...............................................................................................................................82 BUNGOMA COUNTY.........................................................................................................................83 BUSIA COUNTY.................................................................................................................................84 SIAYA COUNTY..................................................................................................................................85 KISUMU COUNTY..............................................................................................................................86 HOMA BAY COUNTY.........................................................................................................................87 MIGORI COUNTY...............................................................................................................................88 KISII COUNTY....................................................................................................................................89 NYAMIRA COUNTY............................................................................................................................90