This study examined the factors which influenced the implementation and prioritization of the three-pronged strategy which the Government of Kenya adopted in 2003 to fight corruption. Despite its adoption, the prevalence of corruption in the country remained high as reported in the anti-corruption commission reports, corruption perception surveys, parliamentary reports and in the media. The widespread corruption was an indication that the strategy faced challenges in reducing it and this situ...
This study examined gender-labour relations in tobacco production and their implications on household‟s socio-economic welfare in Kuria Sub-Counties. The major issue that led to this study was and still remains that tobacco is being regarded as a crop belonging to men since its inception in the 1960‟s. Consequently, men have institutionalized restriction and constraints on women regarding the access to land resources and the benefits accrued from tobacco sales on one hand, while appropria...
This study sought to examine the participation and ascendancy of elite women in political leadership as it is of a national concern in Kenya. However, the case of Maasai community; especially within Narok South Sub-County has been focused in this study. The objectives of the study were to explore the influence of historical trends, socio-cultural, economic and demographic factors on women’s political participation. On the strength of these objectives, a conceptual framework was developed il...
Abstract: This is a study on the local integration of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study chose those three countries because the civil unrest leading to expulsion and fleeing of the citizens happened more than two decades ago and continues to this day. The objective of the study was to examine the extent of local integration of refugees from the three countries in Nairobi County in Kenya. Forms of integration studied were ec...
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: Literature on health and diseases indicate that people perceive diseases variously. People develop their own views and beliefs about the causes, symptoms, modes of transmission and therapy choices, which then influence their health seeking behaviour. The main objective of this study was to explore health seeking behaviour in relation to malaria among the fishermen on Rusinga Island on Lake Victoria Kenya. This study which focused on the fishermen on Rusinga Island on Lake Victoria ...
Social movements are diverse coalitions of people who are linked by a common desire for social change (Delle & Mattoni 2015). Social movements can mobilize to support a specific social change or to oppose a social change that is being promoted by another organization (Della & Mattoni 2015). To be called a social movement, these movements do not need to be formally coordinated (Della & Mattoni 2015). Various alliances may work together for popular goals while still being considered a social mo...
Abstract Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSSEs) have been generally acknowledged as engines for sustainable economic growth and development. Efforts to promote MSSEs in developing countries may be traced to as far back as the 1950s. Recently, Nigeria has shown increased interest in the establishment, enhancement and promotion of this sector in which about 70% of the population is currently engaged. Thus the promotion and development of MSSEs for increased performance have remained a primar...
Abstract The phenomenon of human trafficking which is the recruitment, harbouring, transportation or receipt of persons within national and international borders for the purpose of exploitation has been very prevalent in Nigeria. Therefore, this study carried out a comparative examination of opinions and perceptions on factors affecting human trafficking in Imo and Edo states of Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey of one thousand, two hundred (1200) respondents was conducted in Oredo and Ikpoba...
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ABSTRACT Marriages in Ghana are considered incomplete when there are no children. Changing social values have, however, placed more emphasis on biological parenthood while de-bunking the traditional ways of dealing with infertility. The pronatalist culture continues to persist in the light of these changes thereby making the burden of infertility even more pronounced and individualized. This creates an endless search for conception from various treatment options. This study describes the exp...
Abstract This thesis studied about the Perception of Household towards Property Losses Due to Fire Accident in the Case of Incidences at Burayu Town Oromiya Special Zone. The general objective of this thesis was to survey the Perception of Household towards Property losses due to fire accidents in Burayu Town. The researcher employed mixed research methodologies .Qualitative data analyzed responded (from in -depth,...
The study explored youth self-help groups performance in relation to members skill levels. It focuses on the effects of acquired skills through education and training on the performance of youth Self-Help Groups. Although a number of studies have been done on youth groups, little knowledge exist on the relationship between skills acquired and the performance of such youth groups. In Kenya, youth programmes such as Youth Development Fund requires the youth to form groups to access finance...
This study aimed at identifying, documenting and analysing alternative livelihood strategies adopted by Isiria Maasai due to socio-economic changes that made pastoralism vulnerable and unsustainable. It also sought to identify challenges encountered and suggest possible measures of redress. The study was carried out in Lolgorien and Ang’ata Barrikoi wards of Kilgoris Constituency in Narok County. A sample of 160 households and six key informants were selected and data was collected usi...
ABSTRACT The society is increasingly marked by the number of children who are left without parents due to economic disenfranchisement, residential displacement, drug and alcohol addiction, homicide, high rates of incarceration and diseases such as Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The AIDS epidemic has yielded a remarkable generational shift pushing the responsibility for child rearing. The present situation is that grandparents are now taking on parenting roles for which they ...