NAIROBI FEBRUARY 7, 2017(CISA) – Fr Padraig Devine of the Society of African Missions (SMA), has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2016 Tipperary International Peace Prize. The Shalom team works with communities in northern Kenya affected by generations of violence among pastoralist ethnic groups. The work is financed by many groups, including the SMA, Misean Cara, Electric Aid and the Apostolic Work groups throughout Ireland. Fr Devine has worked for over 25 years as a missionary in Tanzania and Kenya. As part of the initiative the Tipperary Peace Convention established the Tipperary Peace Prize.