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dc.contributor.authorLemayan, Wilson Memusi
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-17T12:58:20Z
dc.date.available2019-01-17T12:58:20Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/105002
dc.description.abstractThe Economic Integration of the East African Community has been greatly affected by security or the lack of it. There is mistrust in majority of the regional states that have experienced insecurity with each other and this has resulted to unresolved conflict between the states. It is due to this, that this study investigated the impact of economic integration on regional security in the East African states. Specifically the study aims to determine the influence of cross border economic activities, effects of free trade and the effects of free movement of people on security in East Africa. The study applied Regional Security Complex Theory. The study also adopted an exploratory approach by using an explanatory survey design. The study targeted105 officials at the Immigration Department, Commanders of security agencies and key Kenya Revenue Authority officials at border points of Busia, Namanga and Mandera, East African Community secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials’ and the target sample was83. Stratified random sampling technique was used. The questionnaire method has been used to collate and collect primary data while secondary data came from all the relevant documents that concern this survey. The quantitative data obtained from the research instruments was analyzed by use of descriptive statistics which involves understanding data through graphics, tables and summary statistics which includes (frequencies, percentages and means) and inferential statistics (t-tests) while qualitative data was analyzed through thematic analysis. The Statistical package for social sciences version 25.0 aided in analysis. The study found that the East Africa porous borders affected the security of other regional countries. Despite the fact that East African countries form the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), this Intergovernmental Authority has not been active in resolving conflicts within the region unlike other continental forces example African Union Mission in Somalia who were in the forefront in the case of fighting Somalia's Al-Shabaab terror group. The zero rating of East African Community goods crossing borders had provided a leeway for extremists to move goods without due checkups. The study concludes that cross border activities had a significant influence on the regional security of the Eastern Africa region as evidenced by installation of new border checks systems, use of common identification in border checks, having integrated regional border security movement and coordination among trading partners on border security approaches that enhanced regional security. The study recommends that member states should realize that opening up the borders will eventually lead to balancing of industry concentration and thus there is no need to artificially protect domestic industries. The study also recommends that East African countries should embrace procedures and methodologies so that risk-based controls are ensured at the most ideal time and results are shared between customs authorities, place in the supply chain and duplicate or unnecessary controls are avoided.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.titleThe Impact Of Economic Integration On Regional Security In East Africa (2000 – 2016)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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