ABSTRACT

Kenya is a victim of transnational terrorism. As a response, the government in Nairobi has adopted numerous measures including legislation, the establishment of security organs to police the menace, building a border wall between Kenya and Somalia, attempts to repeal the 2006 Refugee Act and close refugee camps, efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism, and community policing. However, in spite of these activities, acts of terror and violent extremism continue to pose a threat to Kenya’s national security, which begs the question, ‘Is counter-terrorism as practised by Kenya counterproductive? The Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) model guides this study. The analysis concludes that terrorism will remain a concern for Kenya as long as there is failure to appropriately calibrate its counter-terrorism strategy, and as long as regional sources of terrorism, such as instability in Somalia, remain unaddressed.

摘要

肯尼亚是跨国恐怖主义的受害者。作为回应，内罗毕政府采取了多项措施，包括立法、设立安全机构来应对威胁、在肯尼亚和索马里之间修建边界墙、试图废除 2006 年难民法和关闭难民营、努力防止和打击暴力极端主义和社区警务。然而，尽管有这些活动，恐怖行为和暴力极端主义继续对肯尼亚的国家安全构成威胁，这就引出了一个问题，“肯尼亚的反恐是否适得其反？关键恐怖主义研究 (CTS) 模型指导这项研究。分析得出的结论是，只要肯尼亚未能适当调整其反恐战略，恐怖主义仍将是肯尼亚关注的问题，