Conflict Resolution and Crime Surveillance in Kenya: Local Peace Committees and Nyumba Kumi

Kioko, Eric Mutisya

doi:10.1177/000203971705200101

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“…Similar issues of weapon carrying (Pickett et al., 2005), crime perpetration by close family members (Lalor, 2004), and concerns of neighborhood insecurity, especially in socially deprived communities (Kruger et al, 2007), are shared by adolescents from other parts of the world. In Kilifi, locally appropriate interventions to tackle insecurity such as community policing (“Nyumba Kumi” initiative) (Kioko, 2017) are existent; however, their implementation needs to be strengthened.…”

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Inter-relatedness of underlying factors for injury and violence among adolescents in rural coastal Kenya: A qualitative study

Ssewanyana

Baar

Mwangala

et al. 2019

Health Psychology Open

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We utilized a socio-ecological model to explore views from 85 young people and 10 local stakeholders on forms and underlying factors for unintentional injury, violence, self-harm, and suicidal behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County, Kenya. Young people took part in 11 focus group discussions, whereas 10 in-depth interviews were conducted with the local stakeholders. Road traffic accidents, falls, fights, sexual and gender-based violence, theft, and vandalism were viewed as common. There was an overlap of risk factors, especially at intra-and interpersonal levels (gender, poverty, substance use, parenting behavior, school drop-out). Some broader-level risk factors were insecure neighborhoods and risky sources of livelihood. Research is needed to quantify burden and to pilot feasible injury prevention interventions in this setting.

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Inter-relatedness of underlying factors for injury and violence among adolescents in rural coastal Kenya: A qualitative study

Ssewanyana

Baar

Mwangala

et al. 2019

Health Psychology Open

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“…Extensive variation exists whereby in some cultural contexts, elders (or similar customary authorities) possess very strong authority and legitimacy, whereas in other cases not. This may also vary greatly among groups in the same state or region (Kioko, 2017).…”

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The pursuit of inclusion: Conditions for civil society inclusion in peace processes in communal conflicts in Kenya

Elfversson¹,

Nilsson²

2021

Cooperation and Conflict

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Why are some peace processes in communal conflicts more inclusive of civil society actors than others? Inclusion of civil society actors, such as churches and religious leaders, women’s organizations, or youth groups, is seen as important for normative reasons, and studies also suggest that civil society inclusion can improve the prospects for durable peace. Yet, we have a very limited understanding of why we observe inclusion in some communal conflicts but not others. We address this gap by theorizing about various forms of civil society inclusion in local peace processes, and examining to what extent involvement by different types of third-party actors—governments, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)—may contribute to inclusion. Empirically, we draw on a combination of cross-case and in-depth data covering peace negotiations in communal conflicts in Kenya. The findings show that civil society was less frequently included as facilitators when the government was involved as a third party, while inclusion in the form of direct participation of civil society in negotiations, or via involvement in the implementation phase, was equally common across different types of third-party actors. Our study thus provides important new insights regarding how inclusion plays out in communal conflicts.

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“…Previous studies of COP in Kenya [5,[19][20][21][22][23][24] and elsewhere (i.e.) [4,15,16,25] have mainly examined the content and challenges of implementation, in addition to the activities and interests of international actors [3].…”

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Protecting the Citizenry—or an Instrument for Surveillance? The Development of Community-oriented Policing in Kenya

Lid¹,

Okwany

2020

Journal of Human Security

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Community-oriented policing (COP) has become an important innovation in policing throughout the world, with variations among countries and regions, and over time. We identify and discuss contextual factors that determine the formation of COP policies, by investigating two contradictory national COP policies in Kenya: Constitutional Community Policing and Nyumba Kumi. Our study draws on primary data collection and secondary literature on contextual factors. The two competing Kenyan COP policies show, first, that there are significant variations in the nature and content of policing policies defined as COP; secondly, that the diversified and competing local contexts in transitional countries, involving reform processes while key elements of the past regimes are maintained, create significant room for manoeuvre for the actors involved. That enables the formation of radically different COP policies, in Kenya represented by a reformative COP policy as well as a repressive COP policy. Thirdly, the Kenyan case illustrates the risk of subversion of core intentions of COP: government actors have promoted COP policies focused more on information flow than on democratization and police reform. As a result, COP in Kenya has become more of an instrument for surveillance than a tool for protecting the citizenry. This development demonstrates clear historical continuities with colonial policing, significantly enabled by the emerging threat of terrorism. We argue that COP policies building on such criteria are counterproductive and are likely to fail. To avoid the misuse of the label 'COP' and legitimation of repressive policing practices, a common coherent definition of COP is required-one that at least ensures the needs and rights of citizens and local communities.

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Conflict Resolution and Crime Surveillance in Kenya: Local Peace Committees and Nyumba Kumi

Cited by 22 publications

References 15 publications

Inter-relatedness of underlying factors for injury and violence among adolescents in rural coastal Kenya: A qualitative study

Inter-relatedness of underlying factors for injury and violence among adolescents in rural coastal Kenya: A qualitative study

The pursuit of inclusion: Conditions for civil society inclusion in peace processes in communal conflicts in Kenya

Protecting the Citizenry—or an Instrument for Surveillance? The Development of Community-oriented Policing in Kenya

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