Problems Between Migrant Ethnic Groups And Indigenous Agĩkũyũ Community In Rũaka, Kĩambu County
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 1
Abstract
The study investigated problems between migrant ethnic groups and the indigenous Agĩkũyũin Rũaka, Kĩambu County. After the construction of the Northern bypass, Rũaka opened up and this saw a number of investors coming into the area in large numbers to invest and some to settle. Migrants on the other hand, moved into Rũaka in a big way for reasons such as proximity to the City of Nairobi, family reunion and more viable commercialization. Having come from various socio-religio-cultural and economic backgrounds, the residents’ way of life was changed through their interactions with the migrants thereby giving rise to both positive and unpleasant challenges hence the main objective of the study: to investigate the arising problems between the host community and the migrants in Rũaka. A case study research design was employed and data was collected through documented sources, questionnaires and interviews. Similarly, Leonardo Boff’s and Clodovis Boff’s theory of mediation and Kasemann’s et al redaction criticism theory wereused to help unearth the issues faced by the merged communities and to guide the study to give a liberating way forward.Some of the key problemsidentified by the study include environmental concern, insecurity, ethnicism, and intensive sexual immoralities, among others that the study has exposed and discussed. Among the recommendations is that the Church should insert herself more seriously within the diversified residents of Rũaka, in her capacity as the community of communities,in order to establish the root cause of the disturbing factors and act upon the findings in view of evangelizing fruitfully.
Authors and Affiliations
Prof. P. N. Wachege, Joyce Bukokhe Mulunda
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