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1 AfricA AMANI JournAlVoluME 1, iSSuE 3 march , 2016A journal of the International Peace Support Training Centre. Dedicated to Peace in AfricaTable of ContentsEditorial ..vForward: ..viBrigadier Patrick NderituGender and Governance: Challenges of Mainstreaming Gender in Planning and Budgeting in Kenya Catherine Njeru ..2-21 Gender: A systems View: Looking back 18 years H. Timothy ..22-25 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Child Survivors of 2007/2008 Post Election Violence in Nakuru Kenya. Jacinta N King ori and Wycliffe Oboka ..26-33 Culture and Gender Violence in South SudanCarolyne Gatimu ..34-40 Gender as An Analytical Tool for AfricA s Peacebuilding Process: A CommentarySamwel Nyanchoga ..41-48 Gender and Politics in Kenya: A Retrospective AccountClara Momanyi ..49-56 Responding to Continental Insecurity: The Imperative of the African Standby ForceAyuba Caleb ..57-70 Partnership, Scholarship and Research in Peace and Security in AfricaGeneral informationThis journal is a publication of the International Peace Support Training Centre, IPSTC.

2 The journal will be issued quarterly, in February, May, August and Team:Chairman: Col. Modest KomboEditor: Prof. Timothy GataraMember: Lt. Col. Joyce SitieneiEditorial Assistant: Evans AdambaDirect Articles to:The Editor, AfricA AMANI journal , Box 24232-005,Karen, Nairobi, KenyaEmail: AMANIJ ournalA journal of the International Peace Support Training Centre. Dedicated to Peace in AfricaVOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 march , 2016 Compiled by:International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) 2016 International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)Nairobi, Rights part of this publication may be produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means; mechanical, via photocopying, recording or otherwise- without prior permission from and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily the views of IPSTC, Nairobi, Box 24232-00502 Karen, KenyaTel: 254 20 388 3157/58 Fax: 254 20 388 3159 Email: : 978-9966-025-51-7 Edited by: Prof.

3 Timothy GataraLayout, Design and Printing by: Noel Creative Media LimitedCatherine Gaku Njeru, holds a Masters of Arts in Gender and Development degree from Kenyatta University in Kenya and a Bachelor s degree in sociology. Catherine has over ten (10) years experience in international development approaches, programme development and management focusing on building capacities for institutionalizing gender equality and inclusion principles in development frameworks, policies and programmes with a speciality in peace and security including security sector reforms. Since 2010, Catherine has been actively engaged in developing national and regional frameworks for integrating gender in peace and security. For instance, between 2010 and 2013 Catherine took lead in the development of the Kenya National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women Peace and joined the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) in 2014 as a gender specialist to support the integration of gender in the Eastern AfricA region s Peace Support Operations.

4 She has consulted for government and civil society organisations on developing institutional frame works for addressing gender based violence, gender mainstreaming and women peace and security among others. Prof. Timothy Gatara is a Social Scientist specialized in research and Demography. He graduated from the University of Nairobi with a BA Honors, Sociology and a Masters in Development Sociology. He went on to take a position as a Research Officer with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations Population Programmes in Kenya. He served the Flying Doctors and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) as a Senior Field Officer. He studied Population Dynamics at the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore USA, and proceeded to the Centre for the Study of Population at the Florida State University Tallahassee, where he obtained a in Sociology majoring in taught Population Dynamics and advanced Demographc Techniques at the Population Studies and Research Institute (PSRI) at the University of Nairobi for 7 years.

5 He joined the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF, AfricA Region) and served for 15 years in various senior capacities in the region and internationally, focusing mainly on programme development, institutional dynamics, strategic planning and management of donor funds. He has had extensive consulting experience with international, government and private organizations throughout the world. Prof Gatara is the author of 3 books: Research Methodology; The Poverty of Mind and Statistical Techniques. This is in addition to numerous articles and research and consulting leaving IPPF, he joined the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST) now AfricA International University, as the Director of the Institute of African Realities (ISAR). He served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, of the Presbyterian University of East AfricA .

6 He now serves as the Senior Researcher at the International Peace Support and Training Centre (IPSTC). AfricA AMANI JournalContributorsAfrica AMANI JournalJacinta King ori holds a in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, Master of Arts in counselling psychology and a Bachelor of Education degree. She is currently a lecturer and the chairman in the Department of Co-operatives and community development at the Co-operative University of Wycliffe Aluoch, holds a in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance; MA in Project Planning and Management; and Bachelor of Education. He has wide work experience spanning over 20years. Is currently Dean Faculty of Co-operatives and Community Development at The Co-operative University College of Kenya (CUCK). Has previously served as Director, for Academic Quality Assurance at CUCK; and, a lecturer at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.

7 He is an outstanding researcher and consultant in disaster Risk Reduction for media; Islamic Relief East AfricA Region; UNDP-Kenya; International Peace Support Training and Centre; United Nations Mission in South Sudan; and National Drought Management Authority. Carolyne Gatimu is a Social Scientist. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Development Studies (2011) and a Bachelor s degree in Social Work (2008) from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She has been involved in various research projects, taking on different roles and responsibilities. She has previously worked at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi. She has also consulted for Oxfam International and Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex, and is currently working as a Gender researcher at the Peace and Security Department, A. Nyanchoga is a professor of history and peace studies.

8 He is the current dean of the faculty of arts and social sciences at the Catholic University of Eastern AfricA . He has also served as the director of the institute for regional integration and development at the same university. He is also a recipient of many local and international research awards. He has consulted for organizations such as International Labour Organisation; Institute of Social Studies; Kenya Parliamentary Women Association; National Cohesion and Integration Commission; The Commission for University Education; Kenyan Human Rights Commission and AMISOM. He is also an external examiner for Kenyatta University; Mount Kenya University; University of Nairobi and Masinde Muliro University. AfricA AMANI JournalA journal of the International Peace Support Training Centre vProf. Clara Momanyi is a professor of Kiswahili in the Department of Kiswahili, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The Catholic University of Eastern AfricA .

9 She holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Kiswahili and History from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Arts degree and a PhD both in Kiswahili literary studies from Kenyatta University. Prof. Momanyi has served in national boards as director and has translated both national and international documents and policies into Kiswahili. She is a member of several Kiswahili national and international associations and served as a member of editorial boards in academic journals like RUWAZA AFRIKA, journal of Contemporary Discourse in Language, Literature, Culture and the Arts, Egerton University, CHEMCHEMI, a journal of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kenyatta University and KUMEKUCHA, a journal of the Faculty of Arts in Catholic University, among others. She has also peer-reviewed articles for other publications in both English and Kiswahili. Prof. Momanyi is a Kiswahili literary writer who has published widely in the area of Kiswahili novels and short stories, and has widely published academic articles in national and international journals.

10 In 2006, she was awarded the Fulbright Senior Scholars Program where she did a postdoctoral research on Teaching Kiswahili as a foreign language in USA. In 2007 she was also recognized by Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program for promoting leadership for social justice. In 2010, she received presidential commendation as the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) in recognition for her efforts in the development of national language, culture and human rights. Prof. Momanyi is also a researcher especially in the area of gender, culture and history. Ayuba Caleb born in 1969, in Kaduna State of Nigeria, Caleb Ayuba attended the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria for his First and Second degrees. He is currently completing his doctoral degree at the Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He has also obtained a certificate and a diploma in interfaith Studies-Christian/Muslim dialogue.