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    Effect of Blue Economy initiatives on Customs performance in Mombasa, Kenya
    (KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project, 2020) Kathenya, Jane Gacheri
    In the recent past, Kenya has taken steps to diversify the country’s Blue Economy resources for creation of jobs and enhance food security as well as spur economic growth. However, full potential exploitation of these resources has not been realized. The objective of this study was to study the effect of blue economy initiatives on customs performance in Mombasa, Kenya. This study sought to answer the following research questions; How do coastal fisheries initiative contribute to Customs performance at the port of Mombasa? What is the effect of marine tourism initiatives on Customs performance at the port of Mombasa? How does Maritime transport initiative affect Customs performance at the port of Mombasa? This study was guided by three theories which are the Viability theory, Push-pull theory and Security and game theory. Cluster sampling technique was used to select respondents from different sections of Customs and Border Control Department. The target population of this study was320 Customs and Border Control Staff out of which the sample size of 178 was considered sufficient. Sample size was arrived at by use of Yamane formula and this study used cross-sectional survey design. Data collection instrument used was structured questionnaires to collect the primary data which was distributed through drop and pick method. In this study data was analysed with both descriptive and inferentially using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. Descriptive analysis analysed the means, medians, frequencies, percentages and standard deviations while the inferential statistics analysed the correlation, regression and ANOVA analysis to measure the relationship between variables.The study found out that all the independent variables had a positive correlation co-efficient with the dependent variable; they had a moderate positive correlation. That is Customs Performance had correlation coefficients for Coastal Fisheries initiative, Marine tourism initiative, and Maritime Transport initiative. Besides, all the independent variables are significant at 0.01 significance level. The researcher recommends the following: tapping into the blue economy, which has a great potential to contribute to higher and faster GDP growth in Kenya. Innovation and growth in the coastal, marine, and maritime sector could deliver food security, market access, and exploration of existing links of maritime tourism to the reality, domestic regulations benefits, and drawbacks that the sector of sporting activities can have on the local economy. Finally, enhancements of current maritime transportation and shipping regulations to provide a good framework conducive for business sustainability.