Abstract: Since independence Kenya has been plagued by electoral related conflicts. People have lost their I lives and properties worth millions of shillings have been destroyed. This paper aims to investigate the causes of the electoral conflicts and how it has affected the economic development of the country. Kenya got independence in 1963 from the Great Britain. The first election was held in 1964 and Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the country through the Kenya African Nation...
Abstract: The emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC nations) to exert socio-economic and -political influence in global trade and investments is becoming more significant to Africa. There are many factors surrounding the interaction between the BRIC and Africa, which may have certain implications on Western interaction with Africa. The arms that Africans fight each other with and/or their governments are sourced internationally, most of which are illegally acquired. The mobiliza...
Abstract: Elections are important public undertaking. Since elections are crucial for democracy and stability of Africa, the media is ce11ainly one of main actors in the process. To what extent was the local media responsible or complicit by not changing aspects that were in public interest and deemed unfair in the 2013 Kenyan elections? What role did it play? The primary document considered in this thesis is the stakeholders meeting that fully reviewed the conduct of 2013 elections that inv...
Abstract: Kenya's 2010 constitution declares equity to be an underlying princi ple of governance, which is constituent with its provision for devolution. While institutionalization of equity is acknowledged by the previously marginal ized, this is often not the case with beneficiaries of the old order. In order to efficaciously implement the letter and spirit of Kenya's constitution devolution, it is important for Kenyans to understand that while nature vastly differentiated their country, s...
Abstract: Unemployment has adverse effects on the youth and women of a nation. unemployed youth form a majority of the working poor and low labor market flexibility problem specifically for the youth because they are new entrants and young workers market. The lack of work experience, seniority, lobby and networks makes it challenging them to access and secure highly rewarding jobs. Thus to enter the labor market, leavers often have to accept contracts involving various forms of labor market ...
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to look at a relatively new International Academies (hereafter Bridge), and the role it plays education as a tool for assisting Kenya reach its Vision 2030 development Bridge is a for-profit company dedicated to providing low-cost education million children around the globe, beginning with Kenya. Bridge differs educational players because it uses a cookie cutter model most often consumer products like the fast food chain McDonalds. However, educational ...
Abstract: The place of a woman can be traced to tradition where they are daughter and widow. These definitions that are portrayed do not victim. Nonetheless women's own participation in civil wars contributes their identities and traditional roles. Culture, ethnicity, class of women's involvement in war. Because of their lack of status systematically excluded from decision making opportunities their ignored in conflict zones and in nations emerging from war. Despite significant part in peace...
Abstract: This paper is about development failures as has been experienced in Kenya given the broader context of cutthroat competing political and economic typologies that has little in common with specific development needs of the people. In many ways, development as it has been experienced before - that is the process - was by and large removed from the local people and controlled by the State functionaries and apparatus. Taking the destructive nature of extractive politics practiced every...
Abstract: This study seeks to examine the potential of economic diplomacy for the promotion of intra-African trade, with a focus on the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region. The study focuses on the following research questions: Do the different member states of COMESA apply economic diplomacy? What has been the impact of economic diplomacy COMESA member states? What is the way forward for economic diplomacy among COMESA member states? This study will apply a mixed m...
Abstract: The study sought to contribute to the understanding of the factors that have led to the success of women participation in peacebuilding, with specific reference to women in Northern Kenya. The researcher selected the case of the Wajir Peace and Development Agency with the aim of understanding the approaches employed by Wajir Peace and Development Agency in peace building, contributions of Wajir Peace and Development Agency in Wajir county peacebuilding and Kenya and the challenges ...
Abstract: The success of the insurance industry depends on perception, mannerism and the face to face interactions members of staff have with their clients. The current research sought to determine the impact of drug abuse on work performance amongst employees in the insurance industry in Kenya using selected insurance institutions within Nairobi. The study was guided by the given objectives: To determine the extent to which drug abuse influence workplace absenteeism among employees in the i...
Abstract: The general objective of the study was to determine the relationship between intimate partner violence and levels of psychological distress among the undergraduate students at USIU-Africa, Kenya namely; anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Descriptive and correlation research designs were used. The study targeted a population of 120 undergraduate male and female students; with an equal sample of 30 students from each gender and the four years of study; who had an...
Abstract: Over the years, peace building has become a means of preventing continuing conflicts between warring factions. It is simply a shift from conflict to a peaceful future. It rests on the premise that provision of people’s needs eliminates unrest and lawlessness that arise due to conflict thus preventing a relapse of violence. In many societies, women have been left out, marginalized and discriminated against as a result of patriarchal society. Their roles in peace building are not c...
Abstract: American oil companies in the Niger Delta have often been appraised for their good code of conduct by many international organizations. However, this is not the case between Chevron and the oil communities in Delta State where Chevron operates. The people of the Niger Delta believe that abundant oil resources in their area should improve the quality of human lives and provide infrastructural developments. This has led unemployed youths in these communities to seek association with ...
Abstract: Kenya has signed and ratified a number of conventions and enacted a number of laws and policies to address the gender gap and at the same time promote equality and equity. These developments have been as a result of women fighting for their rights over a long period of time. Currently, the Kenyan constitution 2010 provides for a two thirds- gender rule- where no single gender should occupy two-thirds of whichever positions in the public service sphere. In this case, the parliament ...