The City of Kisumu (and by extension the County of Kisumu) has been earmarked as a violence hotspot in the 2017 General election in Kenya and therefore the City poses a huge threat to human life and the Universal Human Rights and property especially immediately before, during and after the 2017 general election processes.
is a campaign that aims to ach
ieve sustainable peace in the City of Kisumu by transforming the culture and conditions that often lead to urban violence through addressing the underlying causes of violence rather than treating the symptoms. It is a 10years home-grown program to be implemented through multi-sectoral collaborations and partnerships from Private Sector, CSOs, Public Sector, Regional and International bodies and like-minded individuals.
is a proactive home-grown initiative that has designed a Comprehensive Violence Reduction Strategy (CVRS) that discourages all forms of SUPPRESSIVE STRATEGIES in responding to violencein the City of Kisumu.
2017 PEACE PLEDGE therefore commits all the political parties, aspirants, residents and electorates from Kisumu County to Protect, Uphold and Promote Peace immediately before, during and after the 2017 General Election.
