Relationship between Counter-Terrorism Strategies and the Principles of Due Process in Kenya (2012-2019)
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Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, Due Process Model, Crime Control, Criminal JusticeAbstract
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the counter-terrorism strategies correlation to the principles of due process and crime control in criminal justice. The study adopted a constitutionalism theoretical framework, liberal democracy theoretical foundation and the due process model of criminal justice to explain the phenomenon. The study site was Eastleigh North and Eastleigh South wards of Kamukunji Constituency, Nairobi County. This research adopted qualitative analytical approach. The target population for the study was segmented into three major groups. The first category included counter terrorism experts, police officers, officers from Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), officers from Amnesty International, officers from the Law Society of Kenya and officers from Kenya National Human Rights Commission. The second category of the population included the residents of Eastleigh North and Eastleigh South wards of Kamukunji Constituency, Nairobi County. The third category of the population was specifically residents of Eastleigh North and Eastleigh South of Nairobi County who had either been directly accused of being a terror suspect or witnessed a relative, a friend, or a person close to them accused of being a terror suspect. The study adopted purposive sampling, simple random sampling and snowball sampling. The research used key informant interview, questionnaires and In-depth interview to collect data. The study was based on descriptive statistics and qualitative methods of data analysis. The study also revealed that the criminal justice system in Kenya focused more on the speed of concluding terrorism-related criminal cases than on the due process of determining whether a person is guilty or not guilty of terrorism. The study also established that sometimes the criminal justice system in Kenya does not protect the rights of the terror suspects. Notwithstanding, the study further revealed that police powers especially on the arrest provisions in the counter-terrorism laws were sweeping.
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