The Conflict in Somalia and Its Impacts on Implementation of Food Security Projects in Sanaag Region
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Date
2013-12
Authors
Mugo, David
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The right to food is one of those most consistently mentioned in international
human rights documents. It· is the most frequently violated in recent times. The
targets set by the Millennium Development Goals Africa steering group convened
in September 2007 for the reduction of hunger have largely failed, this according to
"assessing Progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals report
2013". Africa's food insecurity challenge is manifested by high prevalence of
hunger and malnutrition, particularly among children, despite food production
having grown faster than world population. Approximate 840 million people
worldwide are malnourished, the highest percentage of these being in Africa. The
magnitude of the problem in Africa has now reached unprecedented crisis levels 38
million people face an urgent and imminent threat to their peace, security and
stability. Some of the Africa most affected country is Somalia, since the fall of the
Siad Barre government in 1991, much of Somalia has been affected by recurrent
waves of armed conflict and insecurity. According to FSNAU April 2013, the
number of people in acute food insecurity are almost one million, between late
2010 and early 2013. In this regard, my paper addressed the issue of food project
implementation with special attention to assess the conflict in Somalia and its
impacts on implementation of food security projects in Sanaag region. This study
looked at current projects in the region and their intervention, in order to show how
insecurity affects the effectiveness in the implementation. The study assessed
communal conflict, armed militia conflict, inter-government conflicts, as possible
influence key to effective implementation of food security projects. The study also
established strategies that organizations and government can adopt to ensure
effective implementations of their projects. The study focused on the various foods
security projects in this region. The study employed a descriptive survey design in
order to collect adequate and relevant data for analyzing the topic under study. The
data was collected through questionnaires as per the stated objectives. The
collected data was analysed using SPSS and Microsoft office excels and findings
presented in tables and charts for clear visualization of the findings. The study has
established that clan conflict affect the implementation of food security projects in
Somalia as have been reported by most of the respondents in the study. The study
I' has established that armed militia conflict affect the effective implementation of
food security project in Somalia. This means that the Threat of Al-shabaab is
greatly felt by the agencies that try to give food aids to the victims of conflict due
to Al-shabaab. The study has established that stakeholders' involvement in the food
security is implementation is crucial and most of the NGOs and the organisations in
the Sanaag area involve the necessary stakeholders in the drafting of the policies
ensuring the implementation of food security. The study therefore recommends that
The study recommends that there is need for the government of Somalia and the
government of the neighbouring countries of Somalia such as Kenya to promote
inter-clan peaceful coexistence through sensitization on the importance of peace
such as development and self-reliance to promote the implementation of food
security in Sanaag area and Somalia as a whole to eradicate hunger which has
devastated the area since the 1990s. The study recommends the governments of
Somalia and regional countries such as Kenya to work on a formidable plan to
eradicate the armed militia (Al-shabaab) through a well coordinated military action
to promote peace and eradicate unnecessary demands put in place by the militia
group in order to enhance the implementation of the food security in the area
Description
Research Project Submitted to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts of Kenyatta University, December 2013