| dc.description.abstract | This dissertation contends that civilian disarmament reduces the arms in the hands of
civilians thus creating effective security. Given the increasing arms proliferation in Kenya,
the government has undertaken several disarmament programs to ensure that illicit arms
are curbed. Nevertheless, these programs seem to yield minimal outcome given the number
of guns and rounds of ammunition being recovered thereof. This has begged the question;
what affects the civilian successful recovery of arms from civilians during disarmament
processes in Kenya? This study attempts to look at how inclusion of women in developing
policies for disarmament as well as in implementation of disarmament programmes could
contribute to effective execution of these efforts. Relying on descriptive research design,
the study adapts a case study approach by focusing its evaluation on Operation Dumisha
Amani I and II (2005 – 2010). It uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches to derive
data from primary and secondary sources. The cluster sampling is used to select Turkana
and West Pokot Sub-Counties (then districts) to test the hypotheses of the study. | en_US |
