Truth and justice: The search for peace and stability in modern Kenya

Data consists of field notes, which was collected through informal interviews and discussions, and attendance at Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission(TJRC) hearings and public meetings.
The project is developed around six research questions: (1) What do Kenyans expect from the TJRC process? (2) How does the TJRC collect, manage, present and report the ‘truth’? (3) How do Kenyans try and use the Commission, and for what ends? (4) Do Kenyans accept the ‘truth’ acknowledged and ‘justice’ provided (and promised)? (5) What is the Commission’s immediate and likely contribution to ‘reconciliation’? (6) What lessons can be drawn for those thinking of using ‘truth commissions’ as a tool for post-conflict management and societal transformation in other contexts?
<p>This project provides a critical analysis of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). The TJRC Bill was passed in 2008 following post-election violence in 2007/8 that led to the death of over 1,000 people and displacement of at least 700,000 in two months. Commissioners were chosen in 2009, and the Commission is scheduled to submit a final report in May 2013.

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本数据集由田野笔记构成，这些笔记通过非正式访谈与座谈，以及参与真相与和解委员会（Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission，TJRC）听证会及公开会议采集所得。

本研究项目围绕六大核心研究问题展开：
1. 肯尼亚民众对真相与和解委员会（TJRC）进程抱有何种期许？
2. 真相与和解委员会如何采集、管理、呈现并报告“真相”？
3. 肯尼亚民众如何尝试利用该委员会，其目的何在？
4. 肯尼亚民众是否认可委员会所确认的“真相”与提供（及承诺）的“正义”？
5. 该委员会对“和解”的即时及潜在贡献为何？
6. 对于其他地区考虑将“真相委员会”用作冲突后治理与社会转型工具的实践者而言，可从中汲取哪些经验教训？

本项目对肯尼亚真相与和解委员会（TJRC）展开批判性分析。该委员会法案于2008年通过，此前2007至2008年的选举后暴力事件在两个月内造成逾千人死亡、至少70万人流离失所。委员会委员于2009年遴选产生，该委员会原定于2013年5月提交最终报告。