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View article: Policing and Citizen Trust in Kenya: How Community Policing Shapes Local Trust-Building and Collaboration
Policing and Citizen Trust in Kenya: How Community Policing Shapes Local Trust-Building and Collaboration Open
In contexts of high insecurity and mistrust in the police, how and why do local residents still choose to collaborate with the police, and what is the role of community policing in such considerations? Research on policing in Africa has em…
View article: Relocation Initiatives and Their Impact on Home Communities
Relocation Initiatives and Their Impact on Home Communities Open
Kenyan Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) are engaged in many different fields, including sexual orientation and gender identity, women and children rights, reproductive health, police killings and corruption. Their work exposes them as well as…
View article: Elements of Fake News in the 2022 General Elections in Kenya
Elements of Fake News in the 2022 General Elections in Kenya Open
This article discusses the manifestation of fake news in Kenya’s last general election based on a study of audio-visual content that was shared between June and December, 2022. It identifies the use of audio-visual content as fake news in …
View article: Youth Inclusion Projects and Violence Reduction: Perceptions from the NYS Cohorts Programme in Mathare and Kibera
Youth Inclusion Projects and Violence Reduction: Perceptions from the NYS Cohorts Programme in Mathare and Kibera Open
This paper seeks to address the connection between economic opportunities and violence prevention, through an in-depth study of the National Youth Service ( NYS ) Community Cohorts Programme – the biggest youth empowerment programme in Ken…
View article: ‘Killing a mosquito with a hammer’: Al-Shabaab violence and state security responses in Kenya
‘Killing a mosquito with a hammer’: Al-Shabaab violence and state security responses in Kenya Open
Networked, transnational forms of violence pose a significant threat to peace and security in a number of sub-Saharan African countries. In recent years, Kenya has witnessed an expanding number of attacks involving Al-Shabaab – the Somali-…
View article: Where is the Money? Donor Funding for Conflict and Violence Prevention in Eastern Africa
Where is the Money? Donor Funding for Conflict and Violence Prevention in Eastern Africa Open
In 2014, Kenya and Uganda were two of the top three recipients of official development assistance in Africa. The funding focused on education, health care, infrastructure, entrepreneurship development, HIV/AIDS treatment, conflict preventi…
View article: The Impact of Social Media and Digital Technology on Electoral Violence in Kenya
The Impact of Social Media and Digital Technology on Electoral Violence in Kenya Open
Electoral violence has become synonymous with Kenya’s elections. This acquired deadly proportions during the 2007 elections. However, it was also during this time that social media and digital technology was first used for political reason…
View article: Between illegality and legality: (In)security, crime and gangs in Nairobi informal settlements
Between illegality and legality: (In)security, crime and gangs in Nairobi informal settlements Open
This article analyses the informal security market in the Nairobi slums of Kibera and Mathare. It assesses how gangs manoeuvre between legality and illegality in the provision of security. This article argues that there is a need to move a…