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it often happens on the streets of many cities in Amca that a shabilly dressed man, dutch purse or a money
bell races through crowds of started pedestrians and an enraged meh follow hard on his heels, screante
Catch himt kill himi kill the thieft" They trap the man in an attey and henta Micking and punching him the is
lucky the police will come to his rescue. But more often than not, the thief is beaten to death or burned alive
Although mob justice is a common phenomenon in sab saharan Africa, there are fewer countries that experience
I with such regularity or such brutality than Kenya There between nine and eleven people most of them pelly
Hieves are executed every week across the country. That number is rapidly growing in 1993, 432 people were
murdered by mobs, in 1994, the figure rose to more than 500. They were put to painful death stabbed slashed
with machetes, stoned, kicked or trampled upon
Some psychologists uenerally ascribe the resort to violence to the exposure to violence and instance justice an
the screen, but in Africa, much of the streetjustice is a reaction to the ineffectual criminal justice system Not only
do the police lack essential equipment like radios to carry out their work efficiently and quickly, they are so poorly
paid that they demand and readily receive bribes from criminals Even when cases end up in court it takes toe
long a time for judgment to be handed down. And it certainly exusperates many a layman when a thief caughn
the act is set free to walk away from court with his booty No wonder many have now accepted meb justice as
the only effective way to punish thieves
Crities also say the vigilantes, who usually dispense justice in the street take their cue from politicians, particularly
those in power. Government sponsored thuns are often accused of burning homes and beating up members of
the opposition in hull view of the people in one African country, the secretary general of a political party warned
that his opponents would receive another beating if they dared visit his home constituency again and other
officials openly supported the assault Wherever politics remain steeped in violence, citizens seem likely to follow
It is a very sad rettection on African countries that such developments stand in the way of their march to
democracy. Many African politicians regard being in the government not as an opportunity to serve their country
but as a means of living well and making a fortune. Hence they renard opponents as enemies who must be crushed
by any means possible
Africans, however, know that violence begels mere violence, unleashing chaos and undermining the rule of law is
not a justifiable means to put an end to crime in any society. No matter how inadequate a country's institutions
are there can be no justification for violence and, in particular, mob justice
a) For each of the following words underlined in the passage, sive another word or phrase which means the
same and can replace it in the passage
1) Phenomenon ) ineflectual all) exasperates iv) assault V) unleashing
b) What does the writer say about Kenya?
in one sentence, summarise the cause of mob action in Africa
d) What does politicians do that encourages the actions of vigilantes?
e) in the writer's opinion, why do Africans generally enter polities?
0 in one short sentence, explain in your own words the expression Violence begets more violence'
# If he is lucky
h) What is the writer's attitude to mob action
1) Quote a sentence or phrase from the last two paragraphs to support your answer​

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