A report released by Sauti za Wananchi group lists lack of employment and poor governance among the top reasons propelling Kenyan youths to join radical groups.
Kenya has been a target for Somalia based Alshabaab terror group following the decision by the then Grand Coalition government to deploy her troops to the neighbouring country in 2011.
According to the survey which involved 1801 respondents, 56 percent believes that lack of jobs is the key reason behind radicalization of youths.
Further, 20 percent of the respondents blamed frustrations with the government and political systems as major contributor to the predicament.
Other factors that were listed in the report include: Religious motivations (4%), Social media and internet (3%), Frustrations with changes in the society (2%), Religious leaders with radical views (3%) and rebellion against parents (2%).
Of the respondents, 9 percent were unable to give the reasons behind rampant radicalization of youths by extremist groups.
Moreover, the research indicates that nine out of ten Kenyans (87%) believes that Al-Shabaab remains a threat to the country with significant majority (77%) regarding the group as a major threat.
The research was carried out between August 15th and September 6th 2016 through mobile phone survey.