A conference on Learning to Live Together through History and Government Education has called upon stakeholders within education sector to develop practical and realistic framework to foster national cohesion and unity in Kenya.
Speaking while closing the conference, Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo, the Chair of National Cohesion and Integration Commission said that national cohesion and integration is key in achieving the country’s development agenda. He urged Kenyans and particularly political leaders to use proper channels that will ensure peace and unity in Kenya. “It is high time we pool together and come up with an inclusive educational framework that takes into consideration the need for national cohesion and integration. Let this conference be a renewal of our commitment to promote peace and stamp out ethnicity that leads to division among Kenyans”, said Kaparo.
The call for unity by speakers during the three-day conference, comes at time when the country’s mood is on the next year’s general elections and which have exhibited tension in some parts of the country.
The power of new media was particularly emphasized at the Conference. Act! as the conveners of the conference called for the development of education curriculum that integrates the use of appropriate technologies to detect and deter early signs of radicalization and violent extremism among the youth.
The conference brought together various stakeholders from the government, civil society and the private sector, with the view of of exploring ways in which the subject (History and Government Education) can be used to promote peace and reconciliation.
The conference was convened by Act! in partnership with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and with funding support from the Royal Danish Embassy in Nairobi.
