Publication: Effects of insecurity among learners in Rhamu Mandera county.
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2015-08
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Mount Kenya University
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The study was carried to investigate the effects of effects of insecurity on education in Rhamu.
Mandera County. The study was guided by the following objectives to assess the prevalence of
insecurity in Rhamu, Mandera County, to assess the school attendance of learners in Rhamu,
Mandera County and too assess how insecurity in Rhamu, Mandera County has affected
education sector. The study used survey design where simple random sampling was used to
select respondents who were parents and teachers of schools located in Rhamu, Mandera.
Questionnaires were used to collect data which will be analysed quantitatively using Microsoft
Excel software and organized into frequency tables and presented into pie charts and bar graphs.
The study found out that majority of gender most affected by insecurity were males the reason
being, men are the ones responsible with family security. The age bracket most affected was 41-
50 and 31-40 years the most productive age brackets and so target of terrorists. According to the
study the people in the area of study had average academic level with majority have a diploma of
college certificate. The average monthly income was neither too high or too low it was there at
an average indicating moderate social economic status. Majority of people in the area of study
had experienced issues of terrorism some even to more than 10 times. This means that almost
every part of the county experience insecurity. Majority were in agreement that insecurity always
had an impact on education though there were those who felt it rarely or not at all had anything
to do with education. The impact is confirmed by parents as they were forced to retain their
children at home for safety. The study also found out that insecurity can be best controlled by
good neighborhood collaborations. And the national government plus school administrations that
would make sure that once the child is in school he/she is safe. There should be assured that they
are safe in order to concentrate on education they together with their teachers
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