Drought and joblessness triggers arms smuggling-Kenya

Global and regional legitimacy factors can cause instability and fragility, and seriously undermine the creation of competent public authority at the country level. With the ongoing conflicts around the world, the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa is said to host the highest number of illicit arms, according to the Small Arms Survey Organization. Proxy uprising, for example, Uganda, South Sudan and Kenya are posing threats to full-blown wars with existing militia groups already identified as a threat to the regions' security and fluctuating stability.