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Prioritising the Rights and Well-being of Police Officers in Kenya

Policing in Kenya transcends mere employment; it's a profound calling characterised by danger and sacrifice. Officers endure disrupted family lives due to …

Demas Kiprono 2024
Policy Presentation

RE-INTEGRATION OF EX-AL SHABAAB TERRORISTS INTO THE KENYAN SOCIETY: A CASE OF KWALE COU…

This study examines political factors, religious factors and social economic factors that have contributed a lot to the re-integration (assimilation) of Al …

Akwiri Joseph Akwiri 2022
Policy Article

Assessing the Expeditiousness of Existing Strategies for Preventing and …

Youth radicalization is a security problem in Kenya. Youth extremism has caused death, injury, psychological anguish, and increased instability and insecurity in …

ames Francis Otieno Olwenyo… 2022
Policy Presentation

PREVENTING YOUTH VIOLENT RADICALISATIONANDVIOLENT EXTREMISM IN KENYA: A PUBLIC HEALTH APP…

Violent extremism and radicalization are multifaceted phenomena that advocates and promotes violence related with or justified by specific ideological, political, social, or …

Carolyne Chemutai Mbadugha 2022
Policy Publication

KENYAN FOREIGN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS IMPLICATION ON THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM…

Foreign policy remains the greatest mechanism that a country can use to pursue its national interests internationally. Kenya’s foreign policy is based …

Ester Nyaboke Kenyanya 2022
Policy Article

Preventing And Countering Violent Extremism In Somalia :A Mapping Report

IGAD validated its Regional Strategy for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in 2017, which aims to provide a roadmap to guide the …

Hussein Yusuf Ali 2021
Policy Article

They are from within us: CVE brokerage in South-central Somalia

This article explores how societal actors in Somalia take part in a transnational politics of countering/preventing violent extremism (CVE/PVE) through a political …

Linnéa Gelot and Stig Jarl… 2021
Policy Publication

Role and Accountability of Private Security in Countering Violent Extremism in Kenya

This report discusses issues of accountability of private security companies in the context of countering violent extremism in Kenya. The data is …

Rahma Ramadhan, Lynda Ouma,… 2021
Policy Article

Policy Brief: Measuring the Impact of the Lifestory Approach on Preventing and Countering…

Preventing and countering violent extremism is a complex task, which must be given primary importance to maintain peace and security. The successes …

DR. Arlinda Rustremi 2021
Policy Article

Countering Violent Extremism Interventions: Contemporary Research

The evidence base informing countering violent extremism (CVE) interventions is limited. However, there has been an increase in empirical research exploring the …

James Lewis, Sarah Marsden 2021
Policy Publication

Counterterrorism in North Africa: From Police State to Militia Rule and the Quagmire of “…

The purpose of this report is to summarise and synthesise the counterterrorism (CT) policies and practices of North African countries in order …

Inga Kristina Trauthig 2021
Policy Article

Counter TerroristTrends and Analyses

In today’s fractured, diffused, localised and low intensity threat environment, the modus operandi of jihadist groups has shifted from obsessing with terror …

RSIS 2021