Centralized revenue redistribution as a potential cause of internal conflict in Kenya
Abstract
Tis article argues that when a large part of a population has
either limited or no access to social and economic resources as a result
of government policy in redistributing revenue towards the capital,
such concentrated redistribution at the centralised level may become
a key factor in sparking internal conflicts among the population
living outside the capital. A state that does not share the national
wealth and resource revenues equitably among its citizens therefore
provides a platform to those who want to challenge the legitimacy of
the state to engage in violence. Tus, the centralisation of revenue
redistribution by a state may be seen as a potential factor that may lead
to internal conflict especially in circumstances where high levels of
poverty and unemployment in the country are widespread. Although
such internal conflict may not necessarily be violent, centralised
revenue redistribution may cause an uprising among the population
and lead to a substantial change in the form of government, moving
it from a centralised to a decentralised form of government in order
to appease the population and for the state to retain its legitimacy.
Such was the case in Kenya.
Citation
Latif, Laila Abdul. "Centralised revenue redistribution as a potential cause of internal conflict in Kenya." Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society 4.1 (2016): 91-105.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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