This archive report was first published on 10 July 2019.
On July 10, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that Kenya has established anti-terrorism county action plans to reduce threats to the country.
The plans, tailored to the security needs of each of the 47 counties, aim to bring together security sector actors to prioritize collective counter-terrorism actions.
The President said the fight against terrorism has been devolved through the development of County Action Plans to counter and prevent violent extremism.
He added that the measures to combat violent extremism will be complemented by a student safety and security mechanism developed by the Ministry of Education.
"Its goal is to protect our children from multiple threats to their wellbeing that may make them vulnerable to radicalization," said the President.
The conference, dubbed African Regional High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism and Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism, was attended by thousands of participants from across Africa.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat also addressed the conference.
