The Impact of Shared Natural Resources on East Africa Community: a Case of Lake Victoria

Abstract

The sources of conflict in Africa reflect its diversity and complexity. Some sources of conflict are purely internal; some reflect the dynamics of a particular sub-region, while others have important international dimension. Africa is unique among the developing world regions that all continental countries in Africa share one or more river or lake basins with their neighbours and all major river and lake basins in Africa are shared by two or more countries. The continent has over 80 major transboundary river and lake basins, and an equal number of ground water basins, some of which are the largest in the world in terms of their geographical extent

The research design used in this study was descriptive survey method. The study makes use of the random sampling method which is suitable in this context. Primary data and secondary data collection method was applied in this study. Data was collected via the use of questionnaires as an interview guide. The study concludes important role that the Lake Victoria basin plays in the economies of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, is significant in maintaining food and livelihood security.

The impact of shared natural resource on east Africa community: a case of Lake Victoria. As the violence escalates in the sparsely populated pastoral areas; warfare and raiding have constant features in the lives of most pastoral peoples, but automatic weapons have revolutionized the intensity and deadlines of conflicts quite altered their nature