Maritime Insecurity at Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Contributes to Instability
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Date
2003
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Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS)
Abstract
This 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.
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Maritime security, Blue economy, Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported (IUU), Maritime piracy, Marine terrorism, Drug trafficking, Illegal oil bunkering, Socio-economic
Citation
Handa, 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.