Securing Everyday Nairobi: Challenges and Tactics of Private Security Guards in the Fragmented City

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8 juin 2021

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Jean-Baptiste Lanne, « Securing Everyday Nairobi: Challenges and Tactics of Private Security Guards in the Fragmented City », Africae, ID : 10.4000/books.africae.2530

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In 2016, private security services made up the largest sector of Kenya’s salaried labor force. In 2015–2016, this fast-growing market generated an average of 265 million EUR in annual turnover and employed 300,000 to 350,000 workers in 2018. Roughly 70% of these workers are concentrated in Nairobi. Beyond statistics, the importance of the private security market in Kenya’s capital city stands out immediately in the urban landscape. For locals, seeing an askari—originally meaning “soldier” in ...

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