Analysis of Peace and Security on Community Sustainability in Areas Bordered with Historical Unrest:

Abstract

Generally, Peace and Security has a remarkable implications on community sustainable. In many countries especially second and third world ones of Africa and Asia it has contributed to excessive poverty, separation of families, refugees, social injustices, corruption and failure to achieve reasonable economic investments in these areas thus increase the rate of dependence while leaving majority in misery lives. This study analyzed peace and security on community sustainability in area bordered with historical unrest in Buhigwe District Council, Kigoma-Tanzania. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from 143 respondents (household members) by focusing on awareness, causes and impacts of insufficient peace and security in the area. In the other side, 17 interviews were conducted on causes and impacts of insufficient peace and security, it included VEOs, WEOs, WPOs and military officers from five wards of Munanila, Kibande, Kilelema, Nyamugali, and Mugera of Buhigwe District. The findings of this study showed that community member have the knowledge about peace and security, however their understanding underlined by their education level leaded by 64.3% of primary level, 25.9% of secondary level, 6.5% of college graduates and 3.5% who were never been to school. In the other side, events that distort peace and security in the study area associated with foreigners from neighbor countries who individually of jointly with inhabitants involve in events includes vehicle and cattle raiding, social injustices and robbering while the situation increase tension among citizen, migrating to other areas, reducing for possibility of economic investment in the area. It was recommended that, strengthening of domestic and international collaboration can be vital to solve the existing conflicting situation for sustainability of Buhigwe Distict Council and other areas with the same challenges.