CONSEQUENCES OF LAND CONFLICTBASED ON LACK OF AGRARIAN JUSTICE IN KITCHANGA LOCALITY IN D.R. CONGO

ABSTRACT: Land conflict is not a new phenomenon across the world. It is widely documented that oftenland conflict affectsnegatively on peace building and cohesion among people. This is evident in many places,including Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo, where land issues trigger unending conflict between peasantfarmers and herders.Land conflict in this area has led to numerous negative effects on socio-economic lifeofpeople. However, evidence shows that agrarian justice has the power to resolve such conflict, although researchon the same in the area remains scant. In this perspective, therefore,this paper has sought to examine theconsequences of land conflict based on lack of agrarian justice in Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo.In thisregards, the contribution of this paper was to present agrarian justice as means to resolve land-related conflictsin Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo.Withthis, the paper sought to help mitigating the persistent land conflictbetween peasant farmers and herders in the area.

KEYWORDS: Land conflict, consequences, farmers, herders, agrarian justice, Kitchanga locality