Baseline Study

The P/CVE Project research team comprised of Prof. Sunday Angoma, Dr. Truphena Mukuna, Mr. Alemu Tesfaye, Mr. Samuel Oando, Mrs. Lina Zedriga, Mr. Mosses Okello, Mr. Nickson Olwa successfully completed the baseline study both in Kenya and Uganda. The research team covered Nairobi, Mombasa and Garissa for the Kenya Baseline study and Kampala, Mayuge, Gulu and Kitgum for the Ugandan baseline study. 

Research Method Used

The qualitative and quantitative research method that was adopted for this study was bottom-up so that it could take into account the knowledge based practices and perceptions of the target beneficiaries. It considered gender and age of youth from high-risk areas in Kenya and Uganda. Data was generated following the experiences and understanding of the specific tactics used by VE organizations to recruit, coerce, indoctrinate and socialize with young people.

A multi-stakeholder survey was also used to take into consideration the gender roles, age factors, location specific factors and social status. This is to provide knowledge on designing context and geography in areas affected by violent extremisms. The multi-stakeholder perspective is now helping us to triangulate the use of political, religious and other identity-based ideologies, and is providing key explanatory frameworks for grievances and discourses why it is so easy to mobilize young people into violence and/or how they can be involved as agents of change. The multi-stakeholder approach also helped in capturing the practices and perspectives of the youth, state and non-state actors in enhancing equal participation of male and female youth, of different economic and social status, in countering violent extremism. The perspectives of the local communities and case stories that are relevant for study came out a lot, based on each local context.

Nairobi Research Process

After the workshop held its preparatory meeting for two (2) days at the Peacenet Offices and Palm Tree Hotel on 2nd to 4th May 2017. The Nairobi Team consisted of Gertrude Openda, Hawi Rapudo, Johnstone Kibor Lucy Olga and Meshack Koballa (supervisor). The project lead and supervisor followed up with phone calls and at times face-to-face interactions to distribute questionnaires and conduct the daily debriefs. The research was conducted in  Dandora, Kiambiu , Harambee, Maringo, Makongeni and Landi Mawe, Kawangware/Satelitte, Huruma, Eastleigh, Majengo, The  academic  institutions visited include Moi university (town campus), University of Nairobi, St. Pauls University, MMUST, Technical university of Kenya, Hekima college, mt. Kenya university.

The Civil Society/ NGO who were visited include UN Safer Nairobi Initiative, ICGLR Regional Youth Forum, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Pamoja for Transformation, Security Research Information Centre, Catholic Justice Peace Commission, Centre for Public engagement on Social and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Youth Offices, Saferworld, County Governance Watch. Government offices were also visited.

Uganda Research Process

Like in Kenya, the research in Kampala, Mayuge and Gulu used 2 categories of questionnaires, one targeting youth respondents and another targeting stakeholder. The FGDs targeted stakeholders and youth in a discussion. The observation method followed on the social, economic and political domains. On the social domain, most people who are Muslims were observed under circumstances of their different sects and mosques and mosques of different sects. On the economic domain, I observed there is unemployment amongst the youth and poverty.