| dc.description.abstract | The study set to establish the effect of the East African Community (EAC) Protocol
on cross border trade, with specific reference to the Kenya-Ugandan Malaba border.
The main objectives of the study were to determine how the Protocol has affected the
volume of cross border trade and to establish whether there was any effect on the
volume of illegal trading. The study has explored literature on trade between Kenya
and Uganda at the Malaba border and has particularly focused on the effect of
bilateral unions on cross border trade.
The target population were traders from the Malaba border. There being no formal
data on the number of traders, the study relied on estimates of registered traders from
the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which indicated that they were about 3,000.
The study used a sample of 100 traders, 50 registered and the other 50 chosen using
snowball sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the
respondents. The questions were both closed and open ended.
Data has been presented using tables and graphs. In addition, frequencies and
percentages have been used for ease of interpretation. The results showed that to a
larger extent, the EAC Protocol has had a positive impact on the volume of cross
border trade. The Protocol has reduced various non-tariff trade barriers which were
not necessary. However, in relation to illegal cross border trade, the findings showed
that the Protocol has not yet had any significant impact. | en |
