Caliphates aside, the most direct reason why this happens is because the youth are idle and restless.

Idle because they are jobless and restless because they see the people at the top just eating and becoming richer.

Government must address societal issues. And this is why I keep saying that unless we vote for people whose primary goal is to create jobs. address corruption and address tribalism, we will continue to pay the price with crime, riots and terrorism.

If no jobs available, governments must find other ways to keep these youth busy with positive activities.

On a positive note, 100 youth are going to be charged and some will be offered leniency if they become state witnesses.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26013964

@Njunge
No one is saying joblessness is an excuse. There is no excuse for committing crime or terrorism.

However it is a fact that there is a direct correlation between unemployment and crime. Mzungu said long ago "An idle mind is the devil's workshop".

Numerous studies have been done that show a direct correlation between crime and unemployment. A basic Google search will show you plenty.
Here is one:
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/crimwage.htm

If a person is addicted to cigarrettes and he has no money to buy them, what is he going to do ? Of course he will steal.

There is also a direct correlation between hopelessness and suicidal behavior. The reason suicide bombers exist in Palestine is precisely because of the hopelessness brought about by 60% unemployment.

I dont make excuses for criminals. Thats why I said I was happy that 100 people were being arrested. However we are being myopic if we think throwing people in jail will solve everything. You must address underlying issues.

Also you are sorely mistaken if you think Mungiki has gone away. The same youths who would be in Mungiki are now in other gangs like the Gaza group now terrorizing people in Kayole and are soon coming to a neighborhood near you.

After the Police deal with Gaza, people like Njunge might celebrate that Gaza has been finished. Kumbe it will just morph into another gang. On and on. There will be new gangs every 6 months or so.

Until we deal with issues like unemployment, corruption and tribalism, crime is here to stay. Whether its Mungiki , Gaza or the hundreds of carjackers and robbers visiting terror on Kenyans.

And the coastal youth will soon be infiltrated by Al Qaeda and will soon become more dangerous. These are the kind of desparate youth that Al Qaeda likes to prey on.

Guru don't make people laugh. You are in denial.

Usama is not the terrorist he is the financier. Al Awlaki is the brains. He was not the one out their strapping bombs to himself.

The actual terrorists do not have the millions you speak of. The average suicide bomber or Jihadi is broke, depressed, jobless and hopeless to the point that it is very easy to brainwash them by telling them that you would be better off in paradise with 72 virgins than to continue to suffer on earth broke, hopeless and jobless.

In fact Makaburi and Rogo preyed on poor youth. See the excerpt from the article below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24263357



Cases of rich kids becoming Jihadis are the rare exception.

[quote=Alba]Caliphates aside, the most direct reason why this happens is because the youth are idle and restless.

Idle because they are jobless and restless because they see the people at the top just eating and becoming richer.

Government must address societal issues. And this is why I keep saying that unless we vote for people whose primary goal is to create jobs. address corruption and address tribalism, we will continue to pay the price with crime, riots and terrorism.

If no jobs available, governments must find other ways to keep these youth busy with positive activities.

On a positive note, 100 youth are going to be charged and some will be offered leniency if they become state witnesses.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26013964[/quote]

Please look for another excuse

You and I are in agreement.

And it is those big kahuna's who are the easiest to crack when caught.
In an interview with the BBC, a former CIA information retriever said of how the bigshots always talk, ready to make a deal but the foot soldiers? Now those he called idiots! they are brainwashed and harder nuts to crack

You too and I are in agreement, so far.

About the how. Perhaps also about the who.

I am not denying the role of caliphates. But caliphates are the secondary issue. It is easier to brainwash youth when they are idle, jobless and depressed about their situation. You do this by telling them their situation is hopeless but if they go out and fight they will make the world better for muslims. It gives them a sense of purpose.

There is a a lot of anger in these youth. It is the kind of anger that cannot just be caused by caliphates. They are angry about their lot in life.

Many on Wazua have never experienced genuine hoplessnees and thus cannot relate.

If these youth were busy in positive activities like jobs, school, sports etc, they would have a purpose in life.

You can throw all these youth in jail but unless you take steps to address underlying issues, militancy will keep coming up. Kenyans are going to have to come to terms with the fact that our political system and our culture of accepting thievery and corruption is one of the root causes of crime and militancy.

We have millions of unemployed youth in Kenya. It is a population bomb that is starting to explode in crime and militancy. Either we hold leaders accountable to solve it or we continue to vote based on tribe and look this bomb in theface

Today that Makaburi guy was being interviewed on Easy fm. On being asked why those boys were having Alshabaab flags, he said they had it because its not illegal to have the flags, no law prohibits any Kenyan from having any flag whatsover. On being told that Alshabaab are bad people who have hurt our country in the past, he said if doing anything Alshabaab does is wrong, probably then we should stop doing everything else that Alshabaab does. Like eating and drinking.

I gave up. How can you reason with such a person?

Na nguvu zote za giza zitashindwa.

We want to hear more.

Meanwhile families with missing relatives should report to authorities and thorough search done.

Also neighbours should report "Siku hizi Nandai haonekani hapa na hatujui alienda wapi".

Yes, I also pray the report will not jeopardise the investigations.