For years since radicalization, violent extremism started leading youths to join militia and terror organizations, the Coast region has been among the areas highly affected. However,since the terror group’s recruitment tactics were discovered they have come with new ways of recruiting people to their merciless organization. Naado who has done extensive work on countering violent extremism programming and have contributed in several researcheson radicalization and returnees question in Kenya says those groups targeted are usually those who can easily buy the compelling narrative of violent extremists. Radicalisation has done more harm than good to Kenyan youths particularly in the Kenyan Coast. Their networks now target areas where their activities are less suspected to recruit unsuspecting youths who are jobless to work for them.

Source: The Star July 07, 2016 01:52 UTC