The Conflict in Somalia and Its Impacts on Implementation of Food Security Projects in Sanaag Region

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dc.contributor.authorMugo, David
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T09:12:40Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T09:12:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.descriptionResearch 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 2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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 areaen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/14376
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleThe Conflict in Somalia and Its Impacts on Implementation of Food Security Projects in Sanaag Regionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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