The genesis and evolution of Sungusungu vigilante group among the Abagusii Ethnic group of Kenya

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2012-01

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Mwenzwa, Ezekiel

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Elixir

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This paper discusses the emergence of Sungusungu vigilante group among Abagusii of western Kenya. In doing so the paper appreciates the ineffectiveness of state security agencies in crime prevention and control to its emergence. However, the paper goes further to demonstrate that the social, economic and political changes which the community has experienced since colonial period is equally important in understanding the emergence of this vigilante group

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Sungusungu vigilante, Omotureti, Consolidating Power

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