| dc.description.abstract | The end of the Cold War brought about new dimensions in relation to international security. As the cold war ended, there emerged new nationalist ethnic and religious conflicts in the world. Virtually all regions of the world experience some sort of ethnic conflict with varying degrees of intensity. As communities engage in ethnic conflicts, there are prices to be paid by the same communities in terms of issues relating to their own security. This study analyses the historical background of ethnic conflicts, internationalization of ethnic conflict and actors and issues in ethnic conflicts in Kenya.
Further the study analyses Kenya's national security with a focus on the evolution of national security and Kenya's national security strategy. On ethnic conflict and national security, the study analyses the effects of ethnic conflicts on national security and how conflicts interfere with human security in Kenya. The methodology used in the study is qualitative analysis. This methodology is advantageous as it allows the researcher to find out underlying issues linking ethnic conflicts and national security. This is arrived at by using indepth inquiries and interviews. The study findings include the need for the development of a comprehensive, national security strategy that will be key in addressing Kenya's security threats and vulnerabilities. The approach given in this study follows the realist tradition of interpreting and linking conflict to security. The security that is taken into account is that of the citizens as opposed to the traditional state-centric notion of security. | en_US |
