Effect of Border Control initiatives on Customs performance at Shimoni Border Station

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dc.contributor.authorMwijaa, Mohammed Ahmed
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-06T10:24:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-07T06:48:21Z
dc.date.available2021-05-06T10:24:25Z
dc.date.available2022-06-07T06:48:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionPROJ 363.2 MWIen_US
dc.description.abstractCustoms border control initiatives is expected to prevent the importation and exportation of an increasingly wide range of drugs, explosives, chemical and biological agents, drug precursors, goods which breach intellectual property laws and goods that do not meet accepted health or safety standards. The study sought to establish the effect of border control initiatives on customs perfomance at Shimoni. Specific objectives of the study included; determining the effect of patrolling on customs perfomance at Shimoni, establishing the effect of multi-agency co-operation customs perfomance at Shimoni and examining the effect of Risk management systems on customs perfomance at Shimoni. The theoretical framework of the study was made up of; complex adaptive system theory, the institutional theory and Technology Acceptance Model. The study adopted a descriptive research design and a target population comprising of 105 officers from KRAs enforcement unit, KPA security officers and the Kenya Police. A sample of 52 participants was selected for the study through stratified sampling technique. Data was collected by use of questionnaires then tested for validity and reliability before analysis. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of statistical package for social sciences pilot tests was conducted for validity and reliability using content analysis and Cronbach factor analysis. Findings of the study were presented in tables, charts and explained in descriptive summaries. The study established that: patrolling influences Custom perfomance. Road and land surveillance were found to be the most influential factors of perfomance, this was followed by enhanced water way surveillance; Multi-agency co-operation influences Custom perfomance. The most influential factor observed was the role done in the agencies in boosting Custom enforcement unit. Lastly, the study established that risk management systems influence Custom perfomance. According to the findings, the most influential factor risk management was included usefulness of risk mitigation. The study concluded that; patrolling, Multi-agency co-operation and risk management systems positively and significantly influence the perfomance of Shimoni custom unit. The study recommended for the adoption of high-tech equipments that can be used by the custom unit in the surveillance of border units and all entry points. Kenya Ferry management should acquire automated machines or unmanned machines that can do both air, land and sea surveillance more effectively. Furthermore, the study recommended for the re-development of the collaborative approaches between the various multi-agencies to enhance swiftness efficiency in operations. The study suggested for further studies to be done to help in understanding how a system may fail to detect a risk but manage to mitigate the same and another study to establish the reasons as to why the country is still flooded with counterfeits.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ikesra.kra.go.ke/handle/123456789/1428
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research projecten_US
dc.subjectPatrollingen_US
dc.subjectCustoms performanceen_US
dc.subjectMarini Piracyen_US
dc.subjectSmugglingen_US
dc.subjectRisk managementen_US
dc.subjectPatrolen_US
dc.titleEffect of Border Control initiatives on Customs performance at Shimoni Border Stationen_US
dc.typeProjectsen_US

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