ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the role and contributions of the Kenyan government on matters of peace and security within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region. The creation of Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Desertification (IGADD) in 1986 should be viewed as a response to larger integration efforts across the continent. The IGADD organisation was the brainchild of East African leaders from Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia in response to the shared problems associated with perennial ecological problems in the region, though almost three decades later, droughts, famine, floods, and desertification still abound. The role and contributions of Kenya have been in tandem with the ever-changing peace and security architecture of the sub-region but also across the continent. Kenya was instrumental in preparing the ground for the IGAD mediation in Sudan. Just as in South Sudan, Kenya has been an important player in trying to resolve the Somali conflict.
