Guarding the coast: a report of the public inquiry on insecurity & its impact on the enjoyment of human rights in the coastal region of Kenya
- Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR),
- xvi, 87p.: col. ill.;
General introduction Scope and relevance of the inquiry Rationale and justification for the public inquiry Objectives of the public inquiry Introducing coastal Kenya, Explaining violent conflict in coastal Kenya Methodology Summary of recurrent issues/ thematic analysis Mobilization of the public and identification of witnesses Submission of memoranda Public hearing, composition and procedure Meetings with state and non-state actors Site visits and observations Literature review International framework Regional framework National legal and policy framework Contextual analysis of violent conflict in the Kenyan coast Introduction and historical context A contextual analysis of the drivers of insecurity in coastal region of Kenya Land ownership context Political context Economic context Threats associated with land and natural resources Threats associated with land Threats related to competition for natural resources Threats associated with negative ethnicity Insecurity in the Tana delta The Pokomo The Orma Wardei Munyoyaya Kenyan Somalis The Wabaara narrative Threats associated with marginalization Muslims and marginalization The rise of Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) Threats relating to youth, drugs and extremism Youth unemployment and recruitment into extremism Al-shabaaba factor The killing of muslim clerics and the rise of youth radicalism Criminal gangs Youth and drugs The proliferation of small arms and the rise of terrorism Threats rising from hostility between civilians and security agencies Relationship between civilians and security agencies Threates associated with devolution and competition for political Insecurity and human rights violations Human rights based approach (HRBA) Applying HRBA in Kenya Violation of economic, social and cultural rights Monitoring and enforcement Violations of the right to education An overview of education in coastal counties Literacy levels Educational attainment level for men Literacy levels for women Educational attainment of the male household population The right to work Violation of right to work in Kwale Violation of land rights Violation of the right to water Violation of the right to health Challenges affecting quality of health services in insecure areas Family planning, fertility and child spacing Childhood mortality