The danger of marginalisation: An analysis of Kenyan youth and their integration into political, socio-

The chapter will then address the question of youth and what that means in Kenyan society, as well as the challenges that continue to undermine the active and inclusive participation of the youth in Kenya’s political and social realms. [...] The danger of exclusion: An analysis of the legitimacy and growth of the Mungiki sect in Kenya Militant youth groups in Kenya Largely the result of the societal conditions outlined above, Kenya is turning into fertile ground for the proliferation of armed youth groups. [...] The landlords in the area engaged the Mungiki to collect the rent for a commission (Ndũng’ũ, 74 The danger of marginalisation 2010) – a service that the sect has maintained to date.12 The prevalence of crime and high levels of poverty in the slums is a big factor in explaining the success of Mungiki operations in the area (Ndũng’ũ, 2010). [...] This creates the impression that politics is the domain of the few, favouring the ruling elites.13 Gradually, there is a call to include the youth in the decision-making arena. [...] This is the only way the populations will begin to look upon the government 80 The danger of marginalisation as the rightful custodian of the social contract.