Saferworld-In-Kenya.Pdf
SAFERWORLDKenya Introduction Kenya is a multi-ethnic country that experiences several It is ten years since Kenya adopted a new constitution that set Competition between communities and clans We have suffered all forms of types of overlapping conflict. These include conflict over in motion a devolution of power to newly created counties. for political supremacy has characterised the conflicts! And now the political landscape since independence and resources, cycles of election-related violence, sexual and The outcomes of devolution so far have been mixed. While al-Shabaab attacks have made gender-based violence, increasing numbers of attacks there have been benefits, it has also created new centres of remains the major challenge to stability in Kenya. by non-state armed groups, and violence associated with power, and some communities remain marginalised from Violence involving non-state armed groups also it worse. In fact, the focus law enforcement, including extra-judicial killings by the political processes. This has led to conflicts both within undermines stability, both in coastal and north- now is not on ethnic conflict police and attacks on police officers. counties over local political positions and between counties eastern areas of the country and increasingly anymore, the main source of over access to natural resources, while weak accountability in urban areas. The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has reinforced threat now is al-Shabaab. mechanisms have allowed corruption to thrive. Large-scale these conflict dynamics. For instance, sexual and gender- infrastructure projects and oil and gas exploration have taken A member of the National Assembly, Mandera North, based violence (including by law enforcement officers) during a donor consultative meeting, February 2020.
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