The Impact of Terrorism on Kenya (Essay Sample)

The Impact of Terrorism on Kenya
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The Impact of Terrorism on Kenya
Terrorism has been one major challenge which many nations in the world not only Kenya is facing today (Das 1993).  It has been a great threat to the Kenyan citizens in both their personal safety and their movement within the country including their places of work (Howard 1992). Negative impacts due to terrorism have been observed in the economy of the country, the way of living in different societies and the political governance of the people of Kenya.  Use of violence by the terrorists have resulted to the death of innocent people mostly women and children and also massive destruction of property. This has led to increase in the number of orphans and also many parents are left with no children. Increase in the mortality rates and large numbers of dependents within the country has led to the decline in the economic growth as the government spends a lot of resources providing for its people rather than investing in other sectors such as infrastructure. Destruction of property in the country also affects its economic growth since the revenue which was being generated by the distracted premises is no longer there and large numbers of resources are required to revive them.  Most of the people in the areas prone to terrorism usually find it safer to move to the refugee camps than staying in their home places and in the processes, children are forced to drop out from schools and even the teachers move to other areas for their safety. The terrorism paralysis the system of education and results to increased number of the illiterate people who cannot use their knowledge to look for employment and therefore they become dependents. Illiteracy also reduces the provision of professional services by the Kenyan people and this makes the country to import these services instead of exporting them and therefore declining its economic growth.  Many individuals who survive from the terrorist attacks are left with major injuries and invariably undergo psychological suffering due to the experiences they pass through during these hard times of terrorism. The psychological suffering may be brought about by the stress the individuals pass through after the terrorism or the economical challenges they undergo seeking medical attentions (Das 1993). As the level of stress goes high in an individual, it results to diseases where some of the people may eventually die. The diseases whic...