The genesis and evolution of Sungusungu vigilante group among the Abagusii Ethnic group of Kenya
Date
2012-01
Authors
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel
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Publisher
Elixir
Abstract
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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Keywords
Sungusungu vigilante, Omotureti, Consolidating Power