Maritime Insecurity at Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County

Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Contributes to Instability

Authors

  • Diana Akama Handa Daystar University
  • Justus K. Musya Daystar University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v6i1.20

Keywords:

Maritime security, Blue economy, Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU), Maritime piracy, Marine terrorism, drug trafficking, Illegal oil bunkering and socio-economic

Abstract

This research article examines the significance of maritime security, as one of the most recent axioms of international relations and diplomacy. It focuses 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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Author Biographies

  • Diana Akama Handa, Daystar University

    Department of Peace and International Relations and Security Studies

  • Justus K. Musya, Daystar University

    Department of Peace and International Relations and Security Studies

Published

30-05-2023

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How to Cite

Handa, D. A., & Musya, J. K. (2023). Maritime Insecurity at Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County: Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Contributes to Instability. Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 6(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v6i1.20