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Assessing the Roles of Local Communities’ Involvement in Maintaining Peace and Security in Tanzania:

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dc.contributor.author MBARAKA, Karimu
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-23T11:48:39Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-23T11:48:39Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.iaa.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2523
dc.description Supervisor..SIKIRA, Richard. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study explores the pivotal roles played by local communities in maintaining peace and security in Tanzania, with a specific focus on the Monduli district. Its objectives based on understanding the contributions of local community courts, evaluating the effectiveness of neighbourhood watch programmes and assessing the significance of participatory security initiatives. Employing a qualitative approach and adopting a case study design, the research engaged 35 participants, including wards executive officers, community policing police officers, sub-ward chairpersons, local security group commanders, members of local security groups and residents from multiple wards in Monduli, namely Monduli Mjini, Monduli Juu, Makuyuni, and Mto wa Mbu. The selection of the study area and participants involved a combination of convenience and purposive sampling techniques. Data collection methods included interviews, FGD and documentary review, while content analysis was employed for data analysis. The study's findings underscored the effectiveness of local community involvement in sustaining peace and security within the Monduli district. Among the various strategies considered, participatory security initiatives emerged as the preferred approach, engaging diverse stakeholders, including NGO’s, the police force, the community and government leaders. However, it also revealed challenges faced by local security groups due to inadequate government support, encompassing factors such as limited financial incentives, insufficient training opportunities, restricted participation in decision-making processes and ineffective communication channels. These challenges impeded the performance of local communities in their endeavors to ensure peace and security in their respective areas. The study recommends that the government should strengthen the supervision and motivation of locals by putting in place a regulatory framework to monitor the progress and cooperation of security organs and the local community in maintaining peace and security. The locals have to be motivated and looked in extra ordinary eyes so as to be inspired to make more effort in maintaining peace and security in their areas through the empowerment of local communities, collaboration with law enforcement agencies, legal reforms, resource allocation, and a commitment to continuous evaluation and adaptation. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher IAA en_US
dc.subject LOCAL COMMUNITIES’, PEACE AND SECURITY en_US
dc.title Assessing the Roles of Local Communities’ Involvement in Maintaining Peace and Security in Tanzania: en_US
dc.title.alternative A case of Monduli district en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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