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4. CONCLUSION Though there has been a marked reduction in armed conflict in Mogadishu’s <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Zone</strong>, the state of security still remains volatile. There were reports indicating the proliferation of small arms and illegal operations carried out by unknown militia groups for the purposes of extortion. Petty theft and targeted killings were the most common security concerns put forward by the qualitative research participants. A largely ineffective security apparatus: lacking in facilities, equipment, resources and an effective coordination mechanism; only serves to exacerbate the volatile security problem. It was claimed that the police seldom respond to violent crimes. The presence of AMISOM troops did not effectively fill the security provision gap in the opinion of the research participants, perhaps because the participants were not well informed as to the extent of the mission’s mandate. AMISOM nonetheless was perceived to have had a deterrent effect on potential violent elements. The local administrations also suffer in terms of service delivery and outreach within the community. Most of the respondents were not aware that there is any form of local government and those who were, were not particularly knowledgeable about the sort of services provided. In sum, while there are indications that the holistic situation is improving in the districts there is still a long way to go in delivering adequate justice, security and governance services. There is a need for investment to strengthen the security apparatus, empowering the formal security and justice providers, as well as taking steps to tackle the proliferation of small arms. In addition to this, the justice system has suffered adversely from years of conflict and lacks the trust of the community. The courts have fallen into disrepair and are under-funded, and the judges fear that carrying out their mandate puts them in danger of reprisals. The void they leave is filled by traditional elders who, whilst managing to maintain some semblance of peace and order, are also accused by the police of interference and can be perceived to be undermining the formal justice system. 35
5. ANNEXES Annex 5.1: Sample size z 2 (P) (1-P) (f) e 2 Where: z= confidence interval (95%) P= P-Value which assumed some security correlation within the cluster (0.3) f= is the sample design effect (1.5) e= the margin of error to be attained (+ or – 5%) 36
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Page 10 and 11: The Study Area Map Map of Mogadishu
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