Participants indicated that they are still being forced to remove their party regalia and are
threatened with violence when they do so.
Distribution of food aid and other social amenities along political lines.
Intimidation on the basis of party affiliation.
Being forced to attend party functions.
Natural resources conflicts.
Group 3 focused on a question entitled “How can the NPRC improve in its work?”
Figure 5: Participants discussing question 3.
The NPRC should make efforts to meet people at Ward level where survivors are concentrated
and where the real issues are.
When the NPRC establishes committees, the committees should be constituted by survivors
of past atrocities who can relate and also articulate the real needs of other survivors.
The NPRC should continuously engage all stakeholders on issues such as political violence and
not wait for elections as this might be too late and exposes communities to violence and
abuse.
The NPRC should engage and raise awareness on its work, especially in rural areas and not
just focus on towns and cities.
The NPRC should produce and distribute IEC material about its work so that people can read
and understand what it is mandated to do.
The NPRC should also facilitate compensation and reparations for survivors whose properties
were destroyed and pillaged during political upheavals.
Outcomes
Enhanced understanding by survivors’ of the NPRC process and motivated communities to
participate, document through measures that ensure the participation of survivors in ensuring
non-recurrence of past violations.
Equipped survivor groups with tools and skills for effective participation in the peace and
reconciliation processes and
Survivors’ informed engagement with the NPRC through information and knowledge-sharing
on the national peace and reconciliation process.
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