An Assessment of the Implementation of Free Movement of Persons in East Africa Community- a Case of Kenya

Abstract

Economic integration has been considered a harmonious development strategy between sovereign nations. Economists maintain that “integration of economics of foreign states has been one of the leading aspirations of social-economic policy in the second half of the twentieth century such that the period may be described as having been an era of economic integration The purpose of implementing the unrestricted movements of people protocols is to reap the advantages of regional cooperation.However, a combination of other factors determines the implementation of free movement of person’s protocol. These factors can be residual within the regional economic community or external to the RECs. These considerations have primarily controlled the adoption procedure of the unlimited immigration of persons agreement, which has resulted in a contraction of commodities and a resurgence of inter - tribal confrontations with disastrous long term consequences. Though the effectiveness of the unlimited immigration of individuals agreement varies depending on geographical commercial blocs and specific nations, the effectiveness of such agreements is not well understood. As a result, the report's key issue is to examine the state of the Unlimited Immigration of Individuals Program's enforcement in Eastern Africa. As a result, the finding demonstrated four purposes and investigation hypotheses in order to analyze the topic. Three particular priorities influenced this research: to introspectively evaluate the application of unrestricted mobility of individuals within territorial economic groups, to evaluate Kenya's deployment of the East african community Guidelines on the Unlimited Movement of People, and to examine the difficulties as well as possibilities which emerge in the deployment of the East african community Guidelines on the Unlimited Movement of individuals. The data for this research were acquired and evaluated using both direct as well as indirect sources. A prime example was used in the research. Survey questions, along with organized conversations, were used to gather information for this research. This report's analysis process were qualitative, with essential factors being investigated in naturalistic environments. The research study was able to examine the challenges slowing protocol implementation and the efforts made to realize the successful adaptation of the agreement. Raising understanding to modify negative perceptions against unrestricted mobility of people, enhanced lobbying for funding societal financial backing in the implementation of the unlimited immigration of individuals guidelines in regional economic gatherings, leadership for dynamic unrestricted mobility of people, and eventually, the advancement of a regional migratory strategy are all recommended in the research.