Role of government in curbing terrorism

Petro Lepakiyo

Interview with Erick Oduk, faculty representative for Media and Communication, Multimedia University of Kenya.
Youth joining terror groups
Terrorism has been an issue at hand in most parts of the world. Currently, it has been rampant in most African countries and even in western part of the world.
The issue of youths joining these militia groups has raised a concern to the whole world, especially in African countries. Young people have been rampantly recruited into the militia groups leaving people with a lot of question.
What do you think makes youth join terror groups?
He pointed out that some of the reasons as to why youth join terror groups are; lack of employment in most African countries, religious sects and poverty.
What should the government do to curb this situation?
He said that the government should create more job opportunities for the youth and find strategies to curb poverty in the whole country. He sees poverty and unemployment being the main motivators to joining this terror groups.