Learnwithbenjackson

  Image by freepik Many incidents have been happening in Kenya that are driven by extreme ideas and views, that are different from what people generally believe. Some of these incidents have been either political, religious or ideological, influencing people to support extremism. A few examples include: The 1998 US embassy attack in Nairobi. The 2007 post election violence where different ideologies were spread leading to tribal clashes. The Shakahola massacre in 2013 where people were convinced to fast till death in order to meet Jesus in heaven. All these incidents and more have led to an unpeaceful nation to an extent of destruction of property and death of many people. But a question I am asking myself is how can a normal human being be asked to fast to death and accept it? A person asked to kill and does it? It's a complex thing. Let's look at the whole process of radicalization and how people reach the extent of taking these decisions. The Process of Radicalization. Radic...