Sondu–Kericho Border Communities
Across Kenya, contested community and administrative boundaries have increasingly become flashpoints for violence, political manipulation, and cycles of retaliation. Border areas often carry unresolved historical grievances related to land, identity, and belonging, making them especially vulnerable during moments of tension and transition.
The Sondu–Kericho border is one such space, where repeated conflict between Luo and Kalenjin communities has resulted in loss, trauma, and entrenched narratives of victimhood. This project places healing at the center of peacebuilding, recognizing that sustainable coexistence along contested boundaries requires communities to consciously learn how to live together with difference, rather than deny or suppress it.
By bringing together youth, women, local leaders, victims, and former combatants, the initiative will create safe spaces for dialogue, shared learning, and cultural healing. Through storytelling, joint livelihood activities, and community rituals, participants confront painful histories, rebuild trust, and re-imagine shared life across the boundary.
The project will develop local peace ambassadors and strengthens grassroots peace structures, laying the groundwork for sustainable reconciliation in Sondu. Importantly, Sondu will serve as a starting point for a broader KPPC effort to engage communities living along contested boundaries across Kenya, generating lessons, models, and practices that can inform peacebuilding in other border regions nationwide.
Dates: January 5, 2026 – September 22, 2026