A Study of the Contribution of Uganda Joint Christian Council towards Peace Building in Uganda

ABSTRACT 

This research set out to investigate the contribution of Uganda Joint Christian Council towards Peace building in Uganda. The study had a number of objectives; to assess the contribution of Uganda Joint Christian Churches towards Peace building in Uganda, to enhance Peace and consensus building, to find out long lasting solutions to conflict management ad peace building, to promote peace, justice, reconciliation and co-existence. The research was carried out due to the continued presence of wars, conflicts among the Ugandan populace. The research was organized into six chapters, chapter one Introduction, Chapter two; Literature review; Chapter three Methodology; Chapter four: Presentation of the research findings. Chapter five: Analysis of research findings; Chapter six, Recommendations, Conclusions. The researcher used the research questions so as to find out the role ofUJCC in peace building in Uganda. The findings of the study revealed that; peace work is negatively affected by lack of a clearly articulated policy and resolve on peace and reconciliation. This study has investigated the role of the Christian Church in resolving conflicts in Uganda. It has clearly demonstrated that the major cause of the conflict is non other than greed that motivates the unfair power sharing between the ruling party and the opposition, various ethnicities and tribes generally in Uganda. The study has therefore, recommended that fair power sharing is the solution to divide in the sections in Uganda. It also suggests that, the Christian church that has failed to help prevent or stop the current conflicts patiicularly case in point is the Lord Resistance Army of Joseph Koney. It also needs to foster a spirit of confession and reconciliation within her congregations, so as, to have a community o repentance, forgiveness, prayer and reconciliation. The study suggested that further studies should be conducted on the following areas: The role oflslam in peace building in the Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................. I

DEDICATION ............................................................................................... li

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................ III

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................... IV

DEFINITION OF TERMS ............................................................................. VIII

ABSTRACT .......................................................................... IX

CHAPERONE ............................................................................................................................... I

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... I

BACKROUND OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................... ]

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................................... 2

RESEARCH QUESTIONS •.............................................................................................................. 3

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .............................................................................................. 3

GENERAL OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................. 3

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: ............................................................................................................... 3

SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................ 3

CHAPTER TW0 ........................................................................................................................... 4

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................................................................. .4

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 5

HUMAN DIGNITY: THE FOUNDATION FOR PEACE SEARCH ................................ l3

ROLE OF RELIGION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACE BUILDING ................. 15

SOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND PEACE BUILDING ........................... 20

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA ............................................................................. 2I

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND PEACE BUILDING ........................................................... 23

THE POWER OF PEACE EDUCATION ............................................................................................ 26

PEACE EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA ...................................... 28

OBJECTIVES OF PEACE EDUCATION ................................................................................ 29

PEACE EDUCATION A STRATEGY FOR PROMOTION OF PEACE AND STABILITY .. 32

PRINCIPLES TO BE PROMOTED BY PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAMME .......................................... .33

PEACE EDUCATION ASTRA TEGY FOR ELIMINATING ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE FROM SOCIETY .. 34

PEACE EDUCATION AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR ............................. 35

PEACE EDUCATION AND THE FAMILY ............................................................................ 36

PEACE EDUCATION A STRATEGY FOR ENFORCEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN RIGHTS ................................................. 37

CHALLENGES OF PEACE IN THE COUNTRY THAT BREED, MISTRUST, HATRED, REVENGE AND SUSPICION .................................. .38

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF UJCC ........................................... 39

CHAPER THREE: ..................................................................................................................... .41

RESAERCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................. .41

INTRODUCTION; .................................................................................................................... 41

RESEARCH DESIGN .............................................................................................................. .41

WHY QUALITATIVE METHODS ................................................................................................... 41

PROCEDURE FOR DATA COLLECTON; ............................................................................ .42

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................ .42

JUSTIFICATION ........................................................................................ .42

CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 44

PRESENTATION OF RESAERCH FINDINGS ...................................................................... 44

THE UGANDA JOINT CHRISTIAN COUNCIL- UJCC .................................................................... 44

CURRENT SITUATION OF UJCC ................................................................................................... 44

HARMONIZING THE VISION ON PEACE AND RECONCILIATION ................................................... .45

UJCC-JOINT COORDINATION AND STRUCTURES ..................................................................... .46

UJJC'S CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES FOR UNDERTAKING ADVOCACY ON

PEACE AND RECONCILIATION ................................................................... .48

POLITICAL CAUSES .................................................................................. 50

TRIBAL CONFLICTS ................................................................................................................... 56

EFFORTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH TOWARDS PEACE -BUILDING ..................................... 60

RELIGIOUS CAUSES OF WAR ....................................................................................................... 61

PROGRAMMES OF UJCC ....................................................................................................... 62

PEACE AND CONSENSUS BUILDING ................................................................................. 63

DEMOCRACIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME .......................................... 63

GOOD GOVERNANCE ........................................................................................................... 64

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS ...................................................................................... 65

THE OTHER CROSS CUTTING PROGRAMMES ................................................................. 67

SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMMES ................................................................................. 67

EDUCATION .............................................................................................. 68

HEALTH ................................................................................................... 68

COMMUNICATION .................................................................................... 68

REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PEOPLE ............................................................ 69

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 70

ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS ................................................................................ 70

PERCEPTIONS OF ADVOCACY ...................................................................................................... 70

THE ROLE OF THE MAJOR ACTORS INVOLVED IN ADVOCATING FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION··················································71

THE UGANDA GOVERNMENT ...................................................................... 71

NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................... 72

THE DONOR GOVERNMENT.. ...................................................................... 73

STRENGTH AND CHALLENGES OF UJCC ......................................................................... 74

CHAPTER SIX ......................................................................................................................... 83

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION .................................................. 83

RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 86

AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDIES ......................................................................................... 89

REFERERNCE ............................................................................................................................ 90

SECONDARY SOURCRES ....................................................................................................... 93

INTERNET SOURCES .............................................................................................................. 93