Intercommunal violence has been a common occurrence in the elections cycle in Kenya which frequently involves informal groupings fighting over differences tribal identity. Nakuru had been noted as a hotspot for election-related violence in prior election years, and this year was no exception among the counties likely to experience election-related violence identified using a 13 variable matrix created by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC). As a result, 23 counties, including Nakuru, were designated as conflict zones. Prior to interventions by REINVENT, majority of the community members strongly associated themselves politically based on the tribal candidate they supported, and this, in certain cases, leads to tribal and communal alignment, which in the past caused inter communal violence and amongst people who had different political views. There was need for shifting the political discourse from political intolerance to peaceful coexistence even in the midst of divergent political views.  REINVENT worked with MIDFIRT-HURINET and the County Security Intelligence Committee hosted several peace forums in the run up to the 2022 General Elections. The peace forums were open and participatory allowing residents to speak on the issues that bring them together e.g.the need for public services regardless of who wins the elections. The outcome of the interventions coupled with training of police officers in public order management contributed to a peaceful election period even after the announcement of the presidential results. Furthermore, Nakuru County joined Machakos County as one of the counties with majority of the elective positions won by female candidates. This was a major confirmation that working with police officers to protect female candidates before and during the elections allows more female candidates to campaign and thus eventually win.