Centre pioneers formula for preventing conflict between rival groups in Africa

NAIROBI, KENYA: An innovative research-led model for building peace has been pioneered by an Irish Catholic priest and his Shalom Centre colleagues working in areas of Northern Kenya where assault rifles are as common in households as cooking pots. Founded in 2009 by an Irish Catholic priest, Fr. Patrick Devine, in the aftermath of the 2007 post-election violence, the centre has focused largely on the ethnic communities of Northern Kenya, where assault rifles are as common in households as cooking pots.