Alice Wairimu Nderitu

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Overview

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Alice Wairimu Nderitu born Nairobi, Kenya January 9, 1968. Commissioner Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), 2009 resolving ethnic conflicts; instrumental in peace referendum, 2010; sole woman who negotiated Nakuru Peace, 2012; prison reformer; Joan Kroc WomenPeacemaker, 2012.

Quotations

“[T]he bigger issues that lead to ethnic differences, [are] the ones you can’t see straight away. If you don’t deal with what’s under the surface, the real issues, then you won’t have real peace.” (Stephanie Chiu, “A Leopard’s Tale”, p. 39; photo inclusivesecurity.org)