A week ago the Al Shabaab Militia raided Dusit D2 hotel in Nairobi killing 21 innocent civillians and several more injured.
The most shocking thing is the master terrorist who led into the operation was from the central region something that shocked many.
Popular Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi during his weekly show the fifth estate touched on the Dusuit Issue with explanation why Mt Kenya youth are joining Al Shabaab.
According to Mutahi three things could have attributed to the radicalization of Kenyans into the terror groups.
First, according to Mutahi, the youth naturally crave for a sense of belonging – a role previously fulfilled by recruitment into the guided community age-groups.
“Minority evil is organized. Majority good is disorganized,” Mutahi noted indicating that the organized crime is likely to lure more fans than the disorganized societal structures.
Secondly, he said that there was a desperation among the youth due to lack of employment.
According to the political analyst, terror gangs give a good amount to curb the desperation by providing meaningful engagement and through economic gains received.
He further added, “Our young people are not interested in jobs for jobs’ sake. They want something to believe in. Something to die for. And if we cannot give it to them, Al Shabaab and others will offer it. Its that simple.”
Thirdly, he said that the youth could equally be persuaded by the recent government-led demolitions stating: “If you feed our youth with images of destruction; they will feed you with images of terror”.
He pointed that this was the first suicide bomb attack scene in Kenyan terror history but could easily mark the onset of a new era in the terrorist attacks.
“This is how Kikuyu’s became terrorists and a Kisii girl an Al Shabaab bride. But there is one more thing, if we do not address the youth crisis, we could attract local bombers willing to end their ‘useless’ lives for nothing like Boko Haram,” the columnist cautioned.
Here is a clip of his fifth estate