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Senga1 and Redempta M. Kiilu2*  \n1Machakos County Government, Kenya.  \n2South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya.  \nAccepted 17 February, 2022  \n\n| ABSTRACT\u003Cbr>Globally, the extensive damage caused by violent conflicts with subsequent social and economic costs have posed a real concern that needs to be urgentlly addressed. The provision of quality education is a force that can be utilized to curb constant conflicts within society. The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of the educational attainment and unemployment on youth engagement in conflicts in Machakos County. The study was carried out in Machakos County and targeted the youth incarcerated in two prisons located in Machakos town, Machakos County. The sample was 168 responednds consisting of both male and female youth between 18-34 years. Descriptive survey design was used. The study used SemiStructured questionnaires to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The data was analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniquesassisted by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. From the findings, a close link between the level of education and youth engagement in conflicts was established. The study findings indicates a statistically significant relationship between the level of education and the conflicts among the youths as illustrated by P>0.05. The study established that the youth with low levels of education were also the group that lacked employment and reported cases of conflicts and crimes. From the study, most of the youths who engaged in conflicts had low levels of education as reported by 49.4% of respondents and mostly were those who had never completed basic education, lacked basic skills required in the labour market and were found to earn less than two dollars a day. The study recommends that the government come up with affirmative action to empower such groups\u003Cbr>to engage in productive activities to enable them to earn a living. Keywords: Youth, education, conflicts, conglomeration, incarceration. |\n| --- |\n| *Corresponding author. E-mail: rki[ilu@seku.ac.ke](ilu@seku.ac.ke). |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nYouth as a concept has been used to refer to a transition phase of life across the boundaries of childhood and adulthood. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), youth terminology is defined as the adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years, while the United Nations as the age between 15 and 24 as provided by the United Nations General Assembly (United Nations Development Programme [UNDP], 2006) .  \nIn most African countries, youth is perceived as a  \ntransition period from boyhood, often marking the age to gain autonomy and take up societal responsibilities such as protecting the society and marriage phase. Under the African youth Charter, youth is defined as an individual between 15 to 35 years. In Kenya as guided by article 260 of the Kenya Constitution 2010, youth refer to individuals from age 18 to 34 years (Republic of Kenya, 2017) , and that was the group that the study focused on. The question arises whether youth engage in conflicts simply because they are energetic and in the transition stage. The study, therefore, sought to establish  \nSenga and Kiilu 47  \nthe link between education, unemployment and youth engagement in conflict activities in Machakos County.  \nIn a world of escalating skill demand, an individual’s level of education is vital. Education has been acknowledged as a powerful tool in the development of human capital. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number four (4) urges countries to ensure the pr","cbCaijzu1FTv0bqA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijzu1FTv0bqA","pdf",97846,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Concept of youth and policy definitions\n## Education, human capital, and development goals\n## Education’s link to unemployment and youth engagement\n## Conflict, peace, and institutional targets","[{\"question\":\"What does the study examine about youth and conflict in Machakos County?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines how educational attainment and unemployment affect youth engagement in conflicts in Machakos County, focusing on incarcerated youth in two prisons in Machakos town.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the study conducted and what data was used?\",\"answer\":\"A descriptive survey design was used. 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