Rwanda's Peacebuilding Fragility

Voices from the Rwandan Diaspora in Kenya

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ID3892145
AuthorsElly Musafiri (0000-0001-7919-2348, University of Nairobi, corresponding author), George Gona (University of Nairobi), Kenneth Ombongi (University of Nairobi)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages78-92
Publication date2024-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1044-2057 • E-ISSN: 1911-1568
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/diaspora.24.1.2024.03.01
OpenAlexW4396988307
LanguageEN
References cited15

This article examines the motivations that drive Rwandan diasporans in Kenya to oppose their country's peacebuilding efforts. As findings indicate, many Rwandan Hutu and Tutsi diasporans in Kenya oppose Rwanda's post-genocide peacebuilding process mainly due to the authoritarian governance of the current regime. This type of governance is characterized by silencing critics with violence, militarizing the peacebuilding process, and unequal socio-economic development, among others. Subsequently, there is little space for Rwandan diasporans in Kenya, and Rwandans in general, to participate in rebuilding their country towards a sustainable future

Diaspora · Fragility · Geography · Peacebuilding · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration

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