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Effectiveness of community leaders on conflict resolution among pastoralist communities in Samburu county, Kenya

This study examined the efficacy of community leadership in resolving conflicts among pastoralists in Kenya's Samburu County. Samburu District has been plagued by constant intercommunal strife over the last ten years. Numerous variables, including the availability and improper use of small guns, difficult terrain, unregulated areas, competition over limited natural resources, coordinated attacks, retaliatory and retaliatory attacks, severe weather patterns, and political motivation, are to blame for this. The aim of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of community leadership in resolving conflicts. Finding early warning signs of conflict, assessing community leaders' knowledge and abilities in conflict resolution, examining their strategic leadership in conflict resolution, and gauging the degree of community acceptance in the event of conflict were the goals of the study. Summation among Kenyan pastoralists in the Samburu County. To accomplish the research goal, a purposive sample of 93,240 community leaders with a sample size of 168 participated in the study using a descriptive survey approach. Both primary and secondary data were employed in the investigation. A questionnaire was used to gather primary data, while document analysis was used to get secondary data. The Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) was utilized to conduct content analysis on qualitative data and quantitative data descriptive statistics analysis on the study materials that were gathered. To accomplish the research goal, a purposive sample of 93,240 community leaders with a sample size of 168 participated in the study using a descriptive survey approach. Both primary and secondary data were employed in the investigation. A questionnaire was used to gather primary data, while document analysis was used to get secondary data. The Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) was utilized to conduct content analysis on qualitative data and quantitative data descriptive statistics analysis on the study materials that were gathered. According to the overall findings, the resolution of conflicts in pastoralist communities in Kenya's Samburu District was positively impacted by early warning signals, knowledge and skills, strategic management, and acceptance levels. According to the report, community leaders should make sure that conflict resolution brings peace to the people living in a certain area. This can be achieved by focusing on long-term peace building projects and making the structural adjustments required to guarantee long-term peace and expedite the dispute settlement process. This study suggests further research on a number of topics, including the effects of war in the Kenyan region and sustainable conflict resolution in Samburu County, Kenya.