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Barriers to Reporting ‘Suspicious Activities’ evidence from Lamu and Garissa Counties, Kenya

By  Martine Zeuthen, Timothy Kimaiyo, Abdikadir Dakane and Aden Awle
Nov. 28, 2022

Barriers to Reporting ‘Suspicious Activities’ evidence from Lamu and Garissa Counties, Kenya

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Barriers to Reporting ‘Suspicious Activities’ evidence from Lamu and Garissa Counties, Kenya

Kenya, Garissa County, Lamu County, violent extremism, terrorism, CHRIPS

Across Kenya’s North East and coastal counties, Al Shabaab – an affiliate of Al-Qa’ida and the Horn of Africa’s most active and lethal terrorist group by far – has continually carried out attacks targeting security personnel and civilians as well as infrastructure, including education institutions and telecommunications masts etc. The North East region of Kenya, which comprises Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties, shares a border with Somalia and has been particularly vulnerable to the threat from Al Shabaab