Terrorism: a major cause of insecurity in Nairobi, Kenya

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2016
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Kampala International University(KIU)
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The study was on terrorism: a major cause of insecurity in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was descriptive in style because it outlined the nature of the actual situation just as it exists. It tried to explain the relationship between the impact of the terrorism and the government response to keep security. The design shaped by the responses obtained from the interviewees and the extent of the data collected from the sample population The objectives of the study included: Reasons for the causes of terrorism in Nairobi, Kenya and the responses where: terrorism in Nairobi, Kenya and the findings showed the respondents agreed and disagreed at varying levels with the statements provided. For example, the study found the respondents agreed with statement that terrorism is as a result of retaliation by Somalia Islamists (mean 2.907). This means that the terrorists are retaliating Kenya's deployment of their troops by the Amison peacekeeping body. The effects of terrorism activities in Kenya and the responses where: the effects of terrorism activities in Kenya and the findings revealed that: Majority (28.5%) of the respondents said that terrorism destroys lives. Research looked at last objective was the Intervention strategies to the problems of terrorism in Kenya and responses where: the intervention strategies to the problems of terrorism in Kenya and the findings revealed that: Majority (26.2%) of the respondents revealed that keeping a check on extremist clerics is one of the strategies of curbing terrorism in Kenya. Furthermore, 16.9°/o of the respondents said that the government should stop the flow of terrorist funds in Kenya. It was Concluded that the study findings presented, the following conclusions were drawn; The UN and EU's human security approach is significant because it seeks to address the broader social and political conditions favorable for the spread of terrorism. It was Recommended that the actors focus more on the entire region since terrorism is a regional problem, not a country problem. Support is also needed to address more fundamental capacity issues, such as strengthening democratic institutions and the judicial system, combating corruption, improving governance, dealing with internal and external conflicts, and targeting vulnerable communities.
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Terrorism, Kenya, Insecurity
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