National Response Mechanisms in the Mitigation of the Corona Virus Pandemic in the East African Region: a Comparative Analysis of Kenya and Tanzania
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Date
2022Author
Mbuguah, Maryanne W
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak has revealed both systemic fractures in East Africa and
the potential to solve them through better regional coordination. By contrasting Kenya and
Tanzania, the study evaluated the effectiveness of national response systems in slowing the
spread of COVID 19 in the East African region. Researchers are now able to assess the
effectiveness of Kenya's and Tanzania's efforts to contain the pandemic. The three main
objectives of the study were to identify and evaluate regional response and containment
strategies for the COVID 19 pandemic in the East African Community (EAC), and identify and
evaluate national response mechanisms used by Tanzania and Kenya to control and mitigate the
pandemic. The study examined how the state responded to a pandemic using the Theory of
Constructivism as a guide in order to achieve these objectives. The researcher employed
qualitative research for the study and adopted a pragmatic approach. She used both primary and
secondary data, and wrote conclusions are written up in narrative text. The research established
that, nationalistic responses impacted the region by dragging the recovery period. The measures
Tanzania implemented caused mistrust and in turn destabilized integration within the region. The
response from the EAC member states showed that old woes still play a significant role in
interactions.
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University of Nairobi
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