Abstract

The Constitution of Zimbabwe, Amendment No. 20 Act of 2013 clearly indicates that Zimbabwean citizens also wanted to enjoy the fruits of spearheading the development discourse as a tool for sustainable peace in of their own areas. The level of preparedness by the general populace in Zimbabwe in embracing and implementing devolution and its opportunities for peace is however, a subject of much debate. The main objective of this study is to identify if the devolution in Zimbabwe’s development discourse is a tool for sustainable peace whilst also casting a glance at the opportunities and challenges that the rolling out of devolution has on peace as a strategy in Zimbabwe. And it also sought to probe on the level of the community preparedness and readiness for the implementation of devolution in Zimbabwe. The study was based on the Resources Based Theory and the Principal Agent Theory. The research also sought to check on the existing challenges and opportunities with a view to proffer recommendations for the effective implementation of devolution as a critical element for development and peace in Zimbabwe with Umguza District of Matabeleland North Province being the study area. The research will also find research gaps that will proffer alternative research areas for further study

Keywords

Development, Devolution and Peace