Abstract: On 15th January 2019, police responded to yet another terrorist attack which happened shortly before 4pm at the Dussit D2 hotel Complex on Riverside Drive, Nairobi, Kenya. The attack was claimed by Al-Shabaab militants and perpetrated by young persons of Kenyan origin on a soft target in the leafy suburbs of Westlands, Nairobi. Schools by their very nature are soft targets given the vulnerability of the larger part of their populations who have very little experience in life’s re...
Abstract: This study assesses the contribution of women in countering violent extremism in Nairobi, Kenya. The objectives of the study are to analyze kind of roles women play in violent extremism and countering violent extremism in Nairobi, Kenya, assess how women adopt moderate interpretations of Community-Based Organizations' (CBOs) teachings in communities to counter violent extremism, and examine ways in which women as parents should be empowered and serve as role models to counter viole...
Abstract: The study involved a conclusive research on women and their involvement in violent extremism activities. The study was carried out in Mombasa Corm°, and its six Sub Counties. The main rationale behind the study was to be able to understand women involvement in violent extremism and the factors contributing to their involvement. The study involved studying the unit of analysis, which was a young woman aged between 18 to 25 years living in any of the Sub Counties of Mombasa County. ...
Abstract: To enhance the participation of the youth in economic development, the East Africa Community (EAC) through the EAC secretariat developed and adopted the EAC youth policy (2013) with the sole purpose of providing for a common approach to address the various youth issues at EAC level and ensures that the programs initiated at regional level are youth centered. However, the full implementation of the EAC youth policy has proved challenging and this has exposed the youth to economic ma...
Abstract: Internal conflict in Sudan began as early as 1955 before the country attained independence in 1956. There were numerous efforts by local and international community actors to solve the conflict impasse but failed. In 1993, the separatist government of Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) invited Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a sub-regional organization to help mediate the civil conflict. Through IGAD mediation, a Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in ...
Abstract: Kenyan foreign policy on the maritime boundary dispute with Somalia is an integral part of regional peace, security and development in East Africa region. Kenya and Somalia have had a history of boundary disputes right from 1963 where Somalia government pursued the irredentist interest in the region specifically in Ogaden region in Ethiopia and in the Northern Frontier District in Kenya. The Memorandum of understanding between Kenya and Somalia over the maritime dispute was signed ...
Abstract: Kenya has for decades not fully utilized the contribution of incorporating sports diplomacy to her benefits in regards to foreign policy. Such that Kenya's influence on the global arena can be advanced and certain interests achieved by integrating sports to its diplomacy. Diplomacy is vital for cooperation in the pursuit of non-aggression among nation states, and Kenya as a member of the global community should be able to sufficiently reap from the benefits of inculcating sports in...
Abstract: As a major driver of economic growth in many developing states, the management of conflict arising from extractive industries has become a constant theme in understanding governance of the extractive industry. This thesis offers a platform for understanding the existing and likely potentials of conflict in the extractive industry of Kenya and the conflict management strategies used. One of the key questions that this thesis seeks to answer is whether Corporate Social Responsibility...
Abstract: The killing of females now increasingly known as femicide, tends to be at the extreme end in a continuum of gender-based violence culminating in murder. Women are far more likely to die in the hands of someone they know. Existing research points to the fact that globally, the prevalence of gender-related violence is on the increase. The aim of the study is to compare personality traits, substance use, and sociodemographic profiles of male perpetrators of intimate and non-intimate f...
Abstract: This study examined the relationship between gender role orientation and marital conflict among lower (Marurui Estate) and higher income (Garden Estate) couples in Nairobi County. Specifically, the study sought to: establish the nature of gender role orientations among lower income and higher income couples in Nairobi County, determine the effects of gender role orientations on division of labor among lower income and higher income couples in Nairobi County and evaluate which gende...
Abstract: This study investigated the impact of current counseling modalities on the levels of depression and anxiety of inmates at Nairobi West Prison. In a pretest-posttest design with a control group, Beck's Depression Inventory and Beck's Anxiety Inventory were used to measure inmates' levels of depression and anxiety respectively, before and after a 12-week period of individual counseling sessions. The mean BDI-II score for the control group at baseline was M=24.416 while at end line it...
Abstract: Marital instability leads to poor parenting and hurts child development consequently predisposing children to antisocial behaviours. The target population was parents with teenagers between thirteen to eighteen years. A survey quantitative research design was used together with purposeful random sampling. A self-reporting questionnaire was distributed to parents. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used for data analysis. Data was analysed using both descriptive and Pearson...
Abstract: This study set out to establish the relationship between the father complex and one’s personality trait among students in United States International University – Africa. The study was conducted based on the following objectives: to find out the personality of youths at USIU-A, to assess the nature of the father complex of selected students and to determine the relationship between father complex and the respondents’ personality. The study was a survey that adopted a positivi...
Abstract: African diaspora in Africa and International Relations is an area that needs more research and analysis, to establish their importance in conversations around development and globalisation. In Kenya, the inward formal remittances from the Kenya Diaspora stood at Kshs 113 billion in 2013, accounting for 2.98% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This contribution is significant and provides an area that needs to be explored further to increase these economic contributions. Fur...
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the world's social and economic well-being. Given the asymmetrical nature of the international system, the effects of the pandemic are more damaging to some countries than others. Sharp declines in the capital and remittance flow in low and middle-income countries have occurred, along with oil and commodity prices reductions. Most literature looks at inequalities at the national and sub-national levels and focuses on individuals, commun...