Kenyas overlapping membership in regional organisations

State interests are similar especially within a region as they have a lot of common objectives, and regional integration is the common avenue that most states have adopted for pursuing and achieving these shared objectives. However, it’s important to note that regardless of the shared objectives, most states will pursue their own national interests first before anything else. This has led to some countries choosing the strategy of overlapping membership hence belonging to multiple organizations within the region as is with the case of Kenya. Using realist theory and theories of integration, this article will analyse the overlapping membership of Kenya in the different regional organizations of economy and peace and security which have similar objectives. I will evaluate the commitment challenges it faces both politically and institutionally within the multiple organizations. In its quest to fulfill its vision 2030 objectives, Kenya has taken some measures which sometimes pose a challenge to integration in the region, but it has to find ways to balance them out. While trying to pursue their own “personal” interests as a country through other organizations outside the region and continent, such as the European Union, Kenya faces particular challenges in the region. Since Kenya economically is already stronger than other countries in East Africa, it is inevitable for it to not constantly face competition so it has to continually improve and better itself to maintain its status in the region. Finally, the author concludes with the measures Kenya can take to maximize and achieve its interests without compromising the need and importance of regional integration but mainly without jeopardizing its strategic and economic position in the region.

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Kenya, regional integration, regional organizations, regional economic communities, peace and security, multiplicity and overlapping membership

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30.09.2018

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15.10.2018

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ГОСТ	Amuhaya C. Kenya's overlapping membership in regional organisations // Азия и Африка сегодня – 2018. – Выпуск №9 C. 56-61 [Электронный ресурс]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750000692-3-1 (дата обращения: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750000692-3
MLA	Amuhaya, Claire "Kenya's overlapping membership in regional organisations." Asia and Africa Today 9 (2018):56-61. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750000692-3
APA	Amuhaya C. (2018). Kenya's overlapping membership in regional organisations. Asia and Africa Today (9), pp.56-61 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750000692-3

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