TITLE:
The Nature of Lake Victoria Transboundary Disputes and Economic Security Management between Kenya and Uganda
AUTHORS:
Masoud Mwinyi, Pontian Godfrey Okoth, Edmond Were Maloba
KEYWORDS:
Transboundary Disputes, Economic Values, Maritime Zones
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.12 No.4,
September
9,
2022
ABSTRACT: Transboundary disputes
extend to maritime zones that neighboring countries share. A majority of these disputes
are in existence as a result of failure to manage economic value of resources
found on shared maritime zones. Lake Victoria transboundary disputes between
Kenya-Uganda are about resources within this maritime zone. The management of
economic security has been negatively affected by this transboundary dispute
since resolutions on the same do not focus on the economic security aspect.
This paper examines the nature of Lake Victoria transboundary dispute and
economic security management between Kenya and Uganda. The study was buttressed
by structural-functionalist, social conflict and power theories. The study
employed a descriptive research
design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to determine
samples. The study area was Lake Victoria transboundary between Kenya and
Uganda. Philosophically, the study was critical since it contributed to a better
understanding of the transboundary disputes and their management as well as
forming a basis for future research. Findings indicated that the nature of L.V
transboundary disputes and security management is territorial 45.35%, which
rose due to contested state sovereignty with 55.49% of the total respondents
affirming so. The study further found out that the economic value of the
borderline was significantly high with 56.62% respondents declaring so. The
study, therefore, concludes that,
despite sustained efforts put to militate against the incessant L.V
transboundary dispute, the dispute has continued unabated and economic security
management jeopardized. The study recommends that Kenya and Uganda should come
up with a trans-boundary resource policy that harmonizes policies, legislative
acts, management and development of the shared water resource.