‘New wine, old wineskins’: a comparative study of interfaith engagement and transitional justice in Kenya and South Africa
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2021-05
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Munyao, M. (2021). ‘New wine, old wineskins’: a comparative study of interfaith engagement and transitional justice in Kenya and South Africa. Journal of the British Academy
Abstract
Transitional justice (TJ) is an approach that has been used by states to bring
hope and renaissance in addressing past injustices. Unfortunately, transitional justice
mechanisms have been ambiguous and often yield underwhelming results. While
various components that constitute human societies have been incorporated in Africa’s
journey towards resolving historical injustices, religion has been casually utilised, if
not altogether ignored. An interfaith approach to addressing a violent past has not
been exploited, yet religion played a significant role in South Africa’s (SA) postapartheid era and Kenya’s second liberation from KANU’s single-party rule. This
article will highlight the insufficiencies and gains made by past TJ mechanisms in
Kenya and SA. The article will also discuss the place of interfaith engagement in
confronting structural violence. Lastly, improving on SA’s TJ model, it will suggest
an interfaith agenda for TJ that mitigates the horrors of historical injustices for
reconciliation, peace, and stability in Kenya.
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Transitional justice, Violence, (Multi)interfaith, Injustices, Religion
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Journal of the British Academy; pp 103-125