Maritime Insecurity at Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Contributes to Instability

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dc.contributor.authorHanda, Diana
dc.contributor.authorMusya, Justus
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-28T07:55:38Z
dc.date.available2023-11-28T07:55:38Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThis research article examines the significance of maritime security, as one of the most recent axioms of international relations and diplomacy. It focusses on the socioeconomic factors that contribute to maritime insecurity along Lake Victoria's Homa Bay shores. In order to determine the research outcome, a qualitative research approach and an exploratory research design were used in unveiling the problem under consideration. Individuals and organizations/institutions from the Homa Bay’s Lake Region site were the target population. The research article has employed the purposive sampling technique and the saturation principle to obtain a sample size of 36 participants: 12 for in-depth interviews and 4 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) of 6 members each. The study also used qualitative interviews, focus groups, and observation to collect data. According to the findings, the main Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing issues in Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County are unauthorized fishing, criminal gangs and pirates, encroachment by foreign fishers, employment of minors/children as fishers, use of prohibited gears and fishing methods, and fishing young, endangered, and protected fish species. Furthermore, IUU fishing is endangering fish stocks in Lake Victoria's Homa Bay County. In its results findings, the research article recommends that more patrol officers guard the waters in order to prevent illegal fishers and criminal gangs from roaming freely.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHanda, D. A., & Musya, J. K. (2023). Maritime Insecurity at Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County: Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Contribute to Instability. Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 6(1), 1-8. http://www.jumugajournal.org.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4249
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS)en_US
dc.subjectMaritime securityen_US
dc.subjectBlue economyen_US
dc.subjectIllegalen_US
dc.subjectUnregulateden_US
dc.subjectUnreported (IUU)en_US
dc.subjectMaritime piracyen_US
dc.subjectMarine terrorismen_US
dc.subjectDrug traffickingen_US
dc.subjectIllegal oil bunkeringen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economicen_US
dc.titleMaritime Insecurity at Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Contributes to Instabilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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