Its emerging that the ravages caused to citizens by COVID 19 go beyond health and economic distress, and countries must scale up joint efforts to mitigate threats to peace and security especially violent extremism and terrorism. This should be in the forefront in leading the continent on implementing innovative ways of bringing peace globally. Its critical that Kenya’s National Countering Terrorism Center works closely with media to enable them understand the emerging trends in terrorism. This is especially on the re energized activities that have occurred because of the COVID-19, and why innovative ways of dealing with these threats are urgent. This calls for mounted efforts and interventions by the international community to work on innovative and creative ways of breaking these criminal chains.

Source: The Star March 14, 2021 15:33 UTC