Using Media to Resolve Media Engendered Ethnic Conflicts in Multiracial Societies: The Case of Somalis of Kenyan Origin
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2016
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IGI Global.
Abstract
Due to varied reasons, all nations host people of diverse cultural backgrounds. Kenya, a nation of 40
million people with over 40 tribes, is not exempt. Further, Kenya, like any other nation, suffers ethnic
conflicts. The most pronounced ethnic conflicts have been the 2007-2008 Post Election Violence and the
1990s land clashes. These clashes were visible to the local and international community because people
were killed, displaced and properties destroyed. However, there is a covert ethnic conflict in Kenya.
This is the subtle plight of the Somalis of Kenya origin who find themselves in constant conflict with the
“other” Kenyans. Based on 2014 research findings, this chapter exposes the ethnic conflicts Somalis
of Kenyan origin endure. From the findings, it is apparent that the ethnic plights of Somalis of Kenyan
origin are media engendered and can, to a great extent, be resolved by media.
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Media, Media Engendered Ethnic Conflicts, Multiracial Societies, Somalis of Kenyan Origin
Citation
Lando, A. L. (2016). Using Media to Resolve Media Engendered Ethnic Conflicts in Multiracial Societies: The Case of Somalis of Kenyan Origin. In S. Gibson & A. Lando (Eds.), Impact of Communication and the Media on Ethnic Conflict (pp. 126-146). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9728-7.ch008