Kenya To Adopt A Community Approach In The Fight Against Violent Extremism
NCTC Director Dr Rosalind Nyawira addressing the forum.
By Kenya News Agency
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is implementing a new strategy to combat terrorism and related activities.
NCTC Director Dr. Rosalind Nyawira highlighted the need to refresh the 2016 strategy due to the changing dynamics of terror activities.
The new strategy will shift from pillar-oriented approaches to working groups in County Engagement Forums (CEFs) and aim to empower counties to tackle unique challenges exploited by violent extremists. The strategy will involve male mentors, women’s networks as early warning systems, and resilience for children from broken families.
The NCTC will also address issues of marginalisation among some communities that terrorists exploit to recruit members.
“Violent extremism globally has gone virtual, whereby you find radicalization, recruitment, and training are often done online; therefore, there is also a need as a country to regulate technology use to tame the same,” the NCTC Director observed.
The new strategy will also enhance economic opportunities for youth at risk of recruitment by terrorists.
“An educated and idle youth can easily be motivated to do anything, therefore the need to engage them in meaningful economic activities to deter them from recruitment to violent extremism,” said Director Dr. Michael Mugo Foundation for Dialogue, a lead agency in the implementation of the strategies to fight violent extremism.
The updated strategy will involve women, youth, and male mentors as frontliners in preventing and countering violent extremism in communities.
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