Charles Nyoike Ndegwa consulted on conflict issues from his base in Nairobi, with a particular focus on the ways that media can be used to promote sustainable peace.
Charles <<“gave a speech to 100 pastors at AIC Kijabe Mission Center in late February [2008], just a few weeks after violence in the streets had ebbed. Ndegwa challenged them to pay attention to the early warning signs of upheaval 鈥� such as the tribal divisions evident in the 2004 national referendum on changing Kenya鈥檚 constitution 鈥� and 鈥渢o be fully involved in looking for solutions to the problems facing our communities.鈥�
Charles was convinced that 鈥淏urying the dead and distributing relief aid is not enough鈥� (…) 鈥淐hristians must do more to avert conflicts and violence鈥� and that work should include confronting the powers that be.鈥�>>