Effects of Coordinated Border Management techniques on Trade Facilitation at the Port of Mombasa
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Date
2019
Authors
Seko, Owiso Brian ; Mumia Benn MINCU, CPA.K
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KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project
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Countries are striving to ensure trade facilitation as well as ensuring safety and security of goods and people during trade and travel flows. Global trade is vulnerable to manipulation by traders. EAC block has experienced non-tariff barriers which has greatly affected trade. Adoption of CBM techniques is vital to facilitate trade. The general objective of the study is to determine the effect of coordinated border management techniques on trade facilitation at the Port of Mombasa. The specific objectives are three; to establish the effect of single window system on trade facilitation, to determine the effect of joint patrols on trade facilitation and to evaluate the effect of joint risk management initiatives on trade facilitation at the port of Mombasa. The theories underpinning this study are three; resource-based view theory, communication theory and institutional theory. A study sample of 229 was drawn from a target population of 534. Descriptive research design was used where questionnaires were administered to the respondents with relevant information for the study. The study employed descriptive statistical methods for data summary using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 25) and get a description of the response to questions. The methods are use of frequency tables, weighted means, standard deviation and summarized percentages. The results showed that there was a weak positive significant correlation between single window system and trade facilitation (r = 0.093, P<0.05). Regression analysis conducted proved that there was a positively significant effect of single window system on trade facilitation. The study concludes that an increase in adoption of single window system by one unit would lead to increase in trade facilitation by 0.117 units. The findings indicated that there was a weak positive significant correlation between joint patrols and trade facilitation (r=0.171, P<0.05). Regression analysis was also conducted and the results showed a positively significant effect of joint patrols on trade facilitation. The study concludes that an increase in joint patrols by one unit would lead to increase in trade facilitation by 0.072 units. The findings indicated that there was a weak positive significant correlation (r = 0.158, P<0.05). Regression analysis was also conducted and the results proved that there was positively significant effect of joint risk management initiatives on trade facilitation. The study concludes that an increase in joint risk management initiatives by one unit would lead to increase in trade facilitation by 0.152 units. The study recommends that the port of Mombasa needs to adjust to globally accepted procedures in exchange assistance during trade in order to stay relevant and that different partners should vigorously keep pushing for exchange assistance improvement if they are to gain from trade facilitation especially adoption of CBM techniques
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Border Management Techniques, Trade Facilitation