International Intelligence Liaison and Peace and Security in Uganda and Kenya
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2022-05
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Kampala International University
Abstract
The study sought to examine the effect of International intelligence liaison on the peace and security in Uganda and Kenya. The study objectives were to; ascertain the effect of institutional arrangements of international intelligence liaison on the peace and security in Uganda and Kenya, assess the effect of Inter-agency relations of international intelligence liaison on the peace and security in Uganda and Kenya, determine the effect of Government’s Interest on the peace and security in Uganda and Kenya. The study mainly considered the period between post-colonial era and 2019. The study was based on International Relations Theory that can be traced to E. H. Carr's The Twenty Years' Crisis, which was published in 1939. Correlational research design was used to determine whether and to what extent the relationship between two or more variables exists. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in data collection and analysis and general information on the subject matter. The population of the study was around 98 respondents. The study population involved 183 respondents. A sample size of 79 respondents was determined through purposive and random sampling methods. Both primary data and secondary data were collected, primary data was collected using questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed with the help of SPSS whereas qualitative data was analyzed using content analyzes. the findings revealed that The effect of Inter-agency relations of international intelligence liaison on the peace and security in Uganda and Kenya was high with an overall average mean value of (3.44), which indicated that Inter-agency relations is an ultimate solution to the common threat of terrorism and insurgency. In general, the study concluded that international cooperation across state borders is crucial to intelligence services in their work to detect and prevent threats to free and open societies. The study recommends that Governments should also develop a guide on accountability of international cooperation for overseers and other interested parties on how they can go about holding intelligence services and the executive to account for their actions during international intelligence operations.
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A Thesis Submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree of Masters of International Relations and Diplomacy at Kampala International University
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International Intelligence Liaison, Peace, Security, Uganda, Kenya