Nine out of ten Kenyans believe that Islamist militant group, al-Shabaab, remains a threat to the country.
According to a survey by Twaweza which was released on November 17, this represents 87% of Kenyans who believe that the terror group remains a threat to the country.
The survey which polled 1,801 respondents, also showed that a significant majority-- 77% --regard the group is a major threat.
Only a paltry 6%, representing 20 Kenyans, don't see the group as a threat at all.
This fear, the Twaweza says, may be fueled by the high degree of awareness on terrorist attacks in the country.
It says seven out of ten citizens (71%), were aware of a least one attack al-Shabaab perpetrated.
The most well-known attack was that on Garissa University (55%), followed by the Mandera attacks (36%) and the Westgate Mall attack (32%).
Fewer citizens are aware of the attacks at Mpeketoni (22%), Kapenguria (14%) and Mombasa (3%).
Three percent said they don't know whether the group is still a threat while 4% it is not much of a threat. 10% said it is somewhat of a threat.
The research titled;The roots of radicalization: Citizens’ views on the causes and solutions for insecurity in Kenya was, conducted between August 15 and September 6 and released on November 17.