Security Preparedness and Organizational Operations in Laikipia County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Muthee, Murithi L
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Organization operations and security preparedness are key to the success of any organization as
there cannot be any meaningful development without them. The main objective of the study was
to establish security preparedness and organizational operations in Laikipia County. The study
specifically investigated how availability of closed-circuit televisions, security services,
firefighting equipment and medical facilities contribute to organizational operations. The
changing nature of contemporary threats at the global scene has necessitated organizations to
view security holistically. With terror gangs changing their mode of operations and adopting
tactics that were never envisaged before like turning to ―soft targets‖ to achieve their goals calls
for a paradigm shift in how organizations prepare to counter and to absorb any adverse after
effects of terror attacks which are not going away any time soon. The study was anchored on
securitization and social disorganization theories of study. Descriptive research was adopted in
the study to identify how organizational operations are affected by security preparedness. The
study targeted a population of one thousand one hundred respondents comprising of business
owners, heads of institutions, security operatives and clients out of which a sample size of one
hundred and ten respondents was selected. The study collected both primary and secondary data
using semi-structured questionnaire and reviewed empirical and theoretical literatures
respectively. The collected data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) and presented in pie charts, bar charts and graphs. Pilot testing of the instruments was
conducted to ascertain their reliability. Respondents were requested to freely give their views and
a reassurance of confidentiality of the information they gave. The study findings indicated that
there is a positive and important relationship between CCTV and organizational operations.
Likewise, there was a positively significant correlation between security service personnel and
organizational operations. The effect of firefighting equipment on organizational operations was
moderate according to the study findings. Additionally, the study found out that the influence of
medical facilities on organizational operations was moderate. Based on the study findings, it can
be concluded that the four variables play a key role in security preparedness and organizational
operations in Laikipia county and recommends an increase of CCTV coverage within Nanyuki,
modernization of firefighting equipment, standardized operating procedures for security service
providers and an evaluation of preparedness of medical facilities within Nanyuki town on the
ability for mass casualty response.
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the School of Peace, Diplomacy and Security Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Strategic and Security Studies in Kenyatta University, May, 2021
Keywords
Security Preparedness, Organizational Operations, Laikipia County, Kenya