Multiagency Security Operations Effectiveness in Countering Violent Extremism in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2023
Authors
Njiru, Lucas Mbogo
Muna, Wilson
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Publisher
IAJAH
Abstract
Violent extremism is a global threat that has
wreaked havoc on many countries, leading to
immeasurable casualties and destruction.
Kenya’s fight against violent extremism
employed a multiagency security strategy
after a spate of deadly violent attacks
between 2013 and 2020. The goal was to
prevent, counter, and respond to violent
attacks. Some studies were conducted
concerning multiagency security operations
and countering violent extremism. Despite
the availability of past studies, few were
conducted in the context of Kenya. Little was
known about multiagency security
operations’ effectiveness in the fight against
violent extremism since its inception. The
study objectives were to determine the effects
of coordination structures, resource
mobilization and community mobilization,
all within the multiagency framework, on
countering violent extremism in Nairobi city
county. The study was supported by;
securitization, realism, and social capital
theories. The main guide for the research was
idealism and system principles in this study.
The study’s framework was a descriptive
survey technique. A target population of 920
people was identified, including
establishments dealing with violent
extremism, the Directorate of Criminal
Investigations, the Anti-terror police unit, the
National Intelligence Service, and Kenya
Defense Forces, from which 279 people were
recruited to help accomplish the study. A
combination of sampling procedures,
including maximum variation, purposive,
and snowball sampling, were used to pick the
sample population. For this, Yamane’s
formula was utilized to calculate the sample
size. Raw data were collected by the use of
questionnaires. Instrument reliability was
established using Cronbach’s alpha
Correlation Coefficient. The numeric data
was evaluated using SPSS based on
descriptive and inferential analyses, while
qualitative data was examined in light of the
themes that emerged from the study goals.
The results of the data analysis were
introduced using graphs, charts, and tables.
Throughout the study, all ethical and legal
requirements were maintained to protect the
integrity of the findings. Of the 279
administered questionnaires, 261 were
collected and analyzed, representing a 93.6
percent response rate. The 261 questionnaires
formed the foundation for data analysis. The
study findings established that coordination
structures, resource mobilization, and
community mobilization within the
multiagency framework had a positive effect
on countering violent extremism in Nairobi
City County, Kenya. The study concluded
that multiagency security operations were
effective in countering violent extremism in
Nairobi City County, Kenya. Finally, the
study recommended government and the
multiagency institution’s leaders should
commit to increasing resources, establishing
clear standard operating procedures for the
forces operating at the grassroots level, a
clear leadership structure, and minimizing
political interference to enhance multiagency
security operations effectiveness in
countering violent extremism in Nairobi City
County, Kenya.
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Keywords
multiagency security operations, violent extremism
Citation
Njiru, L. M., Muna, W. (2023). Multiagency security operations effectiveness in countering violent extremism in Nairobi City County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Arts and Humanities, 1(3), 184-210