i) Institutional/ Structural Issues Structural considerations that form the peace and reconciliation framework are hierarchical arrangements, institutional design and operational architecture of the NPRC. Respondents indicated that the institution responsible for facilitating peace and reconciliation processes should be independent in terms of being free from influence by the government and politicians. They also specified that “church and community leaders should be involved in educating the citizens on the NPRC.55 “ ...Church leaders and community leaders should be involved in the educating the citizens on the NPRC” This means there must be an inclusion of civic society organisations in the formal NPRC process. Communities also proposed that the commission be a le decentralized in order to ensure that people in remote areas are also able to access the Commission’s service. However, what was emphasized by all research participants is the need for decentralising the national peace and reconciliation architecture to the ward level in order to reach out to a wider audience. The proposed decentralisation model structure was a template of the Joint Operations Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC) which was established during the Government of National Unity (GNU) between 2009 -2013. One key informant said the peace and reconciliation process “should adopt the JOMIC model by creating structures that investigate thoroughly community level issues.”56 JOMIC was decentralised cutting across all tiers, National, Provincial District and Wardbased structures led by Political Liaison Officers. The structures were composed of all political parties participating in the GNU. Respondents were asked to indicate the extent to which they want to see the NPRC decentralised. Table 6 below shows survey respondents’ views on the question: Reconciliation should have national coordination structures at village, ward, district and provincial levels. De ire pea e an re on iliation tr t re Administrative structures Percentages Village 20.9% Ward 20.3% District 20.2% National 19.7% Province 18.9% Total 100.0% Personal interview with a former Zimbabwe National Army Offer in Chinhoyi on the 12th of June 2016 Personal interview with a key informant interviewee in Mberengwa on the 5th of July 2016 55 56 32 RECONCILIATION PROCESSES IN ZIMBABWE