Border Security Challenges: a Case Study of Kenya and Somalia Border Relations (1991-2017)
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2022
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path of science
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The porous border of Kenya/ Somalia has always been problematic to the
Kenyan government, ever since the Somali government’s fall in 1991. This study was
based along the Kenya- Somalia boundary in Mandera County. The study examined
border security challenges between Kenya- Somalia from 1991-to 2017. One specific
objective guided it: to discuss challenges to border security strategies along with
Kenya- Somalia border. The study was guided by descriptive survey research design
and experimental research designs. This research used several sampling strategies:
convenience, systematic, snowball, random sampling, and purposive techniques.
The researcher selected a sample size of 398 that comprised heads of families.
Further, 85 critical informants of private and public responders were chosen from
the two case studies. Primary information was gathered using FGDs, survey tools
such as questionnaires and observations and interviews. On the other hand,
secondary data was retrieved through relevant articles and publication content
analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics proved vital in analyzing preliminary
information, while content analysis was utilized when analyzing qualitative data.
Tables and figures present the data analyzed. The study established that 86 % of the
respondents stated that regional politics, power politics and geopolitical conflicts
were significant impediments to border management strategies. It was concluded
that geopolitical disputes were the main challenge encountered in border
management strategies. The study recommends that Kenya partner with likeminded stronger countries in Africa's horn, affected by the Somali problem like
Ethiopia, and develop a common approach to learning from them on dealing with the
border issue.
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Akenga, R., Kigen, M., & Handa, S. (2022). Border security challenges: A case study of Kenya and Somalia border relations (1991–2017). Traektoriâ Nauki = Path of Science, 8(5), 2001. https://doi.org/10.22178/pos