4. 2019

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    Factors affecting the performance of the canine unit at the port of Mombasa.
    (KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project, 2019) Kitoja, Cyril Menza
    The dog was the first animal to be domesticated. Since antiquity to the modern era, the dog had served human beings at various capacities. From hunting, protection and now in the modern era, as an enforcement tool for various government and non government institutions. From airports,ports the evolution of the use dogs has been remarkable.Africa and Kenya in particular has discovered that the use of the canine unit has come in quite handy.The Customs and Border Control Department of the Kenya Revenue Authority is responsible for collection of revenue from imports and exports,protection of the society, safety of the nations’ entry and exit points, collection of trade statistics among other objectives. The ability of the department to meet its objectives is the performance by which it will be judged by. The customs department has several enforcement arms amongst them the canine unit which are employed to aide in achievement its objectives. The study focused on the factors affecting the performance of the canine unit the Port of Mombasa.These objectives are crucial if the customs department and the Kenya Revenue Authority as an organisation are to be considered successful.The theories that are relevant to the study are the institutional theory, resource based and the deterrence theory.The study is descriptive based on on the need to give an elaborate explanation on the factors that affect the performance of the canine unit at the port of Mombasa.A research gap of training more sentry canines was identified. A sample size out of a population of 44 respondents were used in the collection of data and a sample of 40 was drawn. The data analysed was collected using both open ended and closed questionnaires from the respondents.The researcher will then use SPSS version 25 to analyse data and the linear regression model to show the correlation between the independent and dependent variables. From the findings it is evident costs and other variables used in the study affect customs performance. The y intercept shows performance at the customs unit when other variables are zero. The canine unit should also ensure it profiles importations that are in most cases disguised as certain items yet they are concealment. Apart from the training, the canines usually rely on the odor sensitivity for cargo inspection which in some cases may not be very accurate in ensuring all concealment are dealt with. Customs in general ought to perform a cost benefit analysis to determine if the canine unit is a feasible enforcement tool.From the findings it was established that canine unit needs to purchase more trained dogs. However, from the study findings it was established that majority of the respondents disagreed that the benefits of the canine unit exceeds its operational costs. In addition, the study established that importers at the Port of Mombasa are more open in their declarations because of the canine unit. The study concludes that the canine unit is a more cost effective tool compared to other enforcement method and the canine unit does not earn customs a lot of extra revenue. The study recommends that the canine unit should invest more on trained dogs to curb illicit trade. Finally, the study recommends that the canine unit should be financially supported since it helps customs officers to easily and efficiently verify cargo.