A View from the CT Foxhole: Rosalind Nyawira, Former Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre – Kenya
Kristina Hummel; Samuel Bowles, September 2024
Summary
Interview with Dr. Rosalind Nyawira, former Director of Kenya's National Counter Terrorism Centre, conducted just before she left the position. Nyawira discusses the NCTC's mandate and mission, partnerships with the United States and other international partners, the National Strategy to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism, and the County Action Plans that devolve P/CVE efforts to the local level through County Engagement Forums. She emphasizes that NCTC operates in an advisory capacity to strengthen communities, but the whole effort is driven by the communities themselves.
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NCTC, Kenya, P/CVE, counterterrorism, County Action Plans, community engagement, partnerships, Rosalind Nyawira
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