Border Management Strategies Used to Curb Insecurity in Liboi Border Post of Kenya from 2007-2015.
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Date
2019-05
Authors
Kamba, Jackson N
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The study sought to examine the strategies of patrolling and surveillance as used by the
border management to curb insecurity, at Liboi border post of Kenya. The period under
study is from 2007 - 2015. The purpose of the study was to establish how the strategies of
surveillance and patrols have been applied by the border management to curb insecurity
along the border. The main objective was to study how these strategies have been used for
security purposes at the border. The study had the following research questions: a) To
establish how surveillance has been used to curb insecurity along the border b) How
patrols are conducted in order to curb insecurity along border. To find out if there is any
cooperation among the security agents, when conducting these patrols and surveillance
along the border. The study used cross-sectional research design because the respondents
had differences in many aspects but lived in the same environment. Deterrent theory was
used in this study because it helps in formulating ways of stopping people from crime and
offending. Though Bureaucratic theory of Max Weber was used in the study, it was only a
guide on how to establish a successful border authority. The target population includes all
security personnel working at the Liboi border post and the police working under the
officer commanding police division at Dadaab refugee camp. Basically this was an
historical research and depends on past events and experiences of the respondents in order
to draw finding and conclusions. The procedure adopted was as follows. First was the
identification of the site of the study as Liboi border post of Kenya. The target population
was selected from members of the security organs in Liboi and the community living there
in. The instruments data collection for the study included questionnaires and focused
group interviews. Quantitative data analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Qualitative
data was analyzed by organizing the data into categories of similar responses for ease of
making inferences. The results of the primary data collected were compared with
secondary data. The results were arranged according to the objectives of the study
and analysed. The study found that surveillance was practiced at the Liboi border post
but it is hampared by the terrain and serviceability of the equipments. Patrols were found
to be used at the border the frequency was not adequate. The study found that there were
obsolete stores held by the scurity agencies at Liboi. The study concluded that there was
need to make the roads at the border passable and where impossible aerial vehicles to be
used. That the patrols should overlap those going out and those coming back. The study
concludes that those obsolete stores held to be returned and new ones bought. The study
recommends the use of unimanned aerial vehicles to augument surveillance and patrols to
be conducted jointly by the security agents at Liboi. Areas covered by the surveillance
equipments to be depicted in topologhical maps held in the offices of different agencies.
This study provides information to policy makers on the current state of the surveillance
equipment held by the security agencies at the Liboi border post. It is important to
understand the capability of the available equipment on information gathering. The study
benefits will be realized once the frequency of patrols is increased and new surveillance
equipment bought.
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the School of Security,Diplomacy and Peace Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Management of Kenyatta University