Assessment of Banditry, Cattle Rustling and Insecurity Nexus in North West Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMusau, Daniel Muange
dc.contributor.authorIchani, Xavier Francis
dc.contributor.authorMulu, Francis
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-24T12:19:03Z
dc.date.available2023-10-24T12:19:03Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractBanditry and cattle rustling in North West Kenya pose a serious threat to security in the country. The negative impact of violent banditry and cattle rustling in North West Kenya is heavily felt in terms of social disorder and economic disruption especially loss of human life and property destruction. Vicious cycles of insecurity in the region coupled with the prolonged deployment of security forces are an area of concern Given the strong reluctance by scholars to publish works of banditry, this article will add to the existing literature. The paper posits that banditry and cattle rustling has evolved their methods and tactics to lethal militants reigning terror to the citizen and security personnel. The drivers of the modern banditry and cattle rustling in the region are unique together with the attendant causes since they continued fueling incessant insecurity with dire consequences. The study was anchored with a revisionist theory which is germane to the study due to its perspective on national security adopting a modern approach that is more human-centric than the traditional statecentric approach. With reference to banditry in North West Kenya, this article adopted a descriptive method to examine the connection between banditry and threat to security as well as describe the historical background of banditry, drivers of banditry, the threat posed by banditry to security, key raging debates concerning banditry and consequences of banditry. The paper suggests that a number of factors, including the lack of government control, high unemployment rates, poverty, a lack of social purpose (in the form of archaic cultural practices), political influence, illiteracy, competition for scarce resources, and the proliferation of small arms, are fueling the rise of banditry in Kenya's northwestern region. In the concluding reflections, the study strived to proffer academic recommendations and appropriate strategies for the governments, security agencies, and multi agencies to reduce the banditry problem in North West Kenya. From the general public, 120 respondents were chosen as the sample size. The study, which relied on secondary data, found that contemporary banditry constituted a serious threat to national security. The recommendations informed the conclusion of the study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://cedred.org/jais/images/april2023/PDF_Musau_Ichani__Mulu_Assessment_of_Banditry_Cattle_Rustling_and_Insecurity_Nexus_in_North_West_Kenya.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27069
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJAISen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectBanditryen_US
dc.subjectCattle Rustlingen_US
dc.subjectPastoral Economyen_US
dc.subjectInsecurityen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Kenyaen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Banditry, Cattle Rustling and Insecurity Nexus in North West Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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