The Impact of Military Exercises and Operations on Local Environment
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Date
2016
Authors
Macharia, Hannah Muthoni
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Publisher
African Journals Online
Abstract
Like other countries in the world, Kenya and its neighbors have developed their militaries into
more complex and highly organized institutions. The military which comprises air, sea and
ground forces was largely a creation of the colonial government but have become vital in dealing
with conventional and non-conventional security matters. Among the non-conventional security
matters, environment has emerged as a new sphere in which the military has been actively
involved; as a benevolent and malevolent agent through its exercises and operations. Despite the
notable positive contributions, the negative impact of military exercises and operations in the
environmental sphere has overshadowed the military as an institution. Sadly, these effects have
for a long time been limited to military as a state institution while the negative impacts
emanating from military-like activities of non-armed state groups such as militias, rebels,
terrorists and guerillas have been ignored. This paper examines the impact of military services
and operations on the environment in relation to military as an institution as well as those linked
to military- like activities of the non-armed state groups such as militias, rebels, guerillas, and
terrorist groups. The study relied on desktop review of existing literature on military, military
activities. The analysis showed that military activities and exercises affect local environment
directly and indirectly.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Military, Services, Operations, Environment, Climate change, Impacts, Non- Armed State Groups
Citation
Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa Vol.7. No.2. 2016