The overall objectives of this programme are to:
- Control and manage the proliferation of small arms and light weapons across Kenya;
- Reduce demand for illicit SALW; and
- Establish and operationalize a policy and institutional framework for the Kenya National Focal Point with respect to SALW.
The following key projects and actions are identified for this programme:
- District Awareness Forums: Public forums at district level will be held to create awareness and interact with communities on the issue of small arms and light weapons. It is expected that these forums will be institutionalized in at least 20 districts in traditionally conflict and crime prone districts across the country.
- SALW Retrieval: Building on the success of retrievals achieved in the ERS period, law enforcement agents will continue to work closely with defence forces to retrieve illegal SALW.
- SALW Demand Reduction Research: Much practical experience and research work has been done in the area of SALW, particularly as regards the East and Central Africa region. The focus of this action will be to build on this work by establishing an institutionalized research process that seeks more efficient strategies to reduce demand for illegal SALW.
- District IGE Programmes: In conjunction with the above research effort, efforts will be made to promote and guide income-generating initiatives, through the Provincial Administration, in at least 20 conflict prone districts across the country.
- SALW Policy Framework: To formally institutionalize the Kenya National Focal Point (KNFP), which currently coordinates SALW monitoring efforts through the Provincial Administration, a national policy framework on SALW will be developed and implemented during the MTP period.
- SALW Capacity Development: Capacity development will be necessary not simply for officers and members of the KNFP, but also for Provincial Task Forces (PTFs), District Task Forces (DTFs) and all law enforcement and security agencies and committees. Such capacity development will be informed both by ongoing SALW efforts and the proposed SALW demand reduction research
