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Improving Access to Maternal Health Care through Devolution in Western Kenya
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017)The major threat facing conservation of wildlife within and outside protected areas presently is the continuous loss of wildlife corridors and dispersal areas. This is as a result of increase in human settlements and the ... -
Indiana University Press
(Indiana University Press., 2018-10-18)This article examines the role and future of indigenous theatrical performances (ITPs) in peacebuilding in Kenya. It focuses on the Kikuyu, Luhya, and Luo communities’ traditions of ritual, storytelling, proverb, and song ... -
The influence of information technology on the socio-political song in Kenya
(Routledge, 2015-07-04)This article examines how the growth of socio-political songs in Kenya reflects the effect of the evolution of information technology (IT). The unprecedented proliferation of IT – especially mobile telephony, the Internet ... -
International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management
(International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2020)This paper explores how PWD's well-being is realized in disaster situations in Kisumu County of Kenya. There is a significant population of 15,760 persons with disability across Kisumu County. Their well-being is protected ... -
Introduction: Religion and Inequality in Africa
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Investigation of Optimal Temperature Distribution, Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Friction Stir Welded Copper Alloy Joints
(Research gate, 2018)In this work to determine the maximum temperature at weld zone by using three dimensional finite element heat transfer model is developed by ANSYS. Copper specimens were prepared under different FSW condition, by varying ... -
An investigation of sin and evil in African cosmology
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)The research has found out that, in our world, the appalling depth and extent of human suffering is evident and very much experienced. Evil and suffering are not just philosophical and theological aspects of human existence ... -
Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among Wolkite university students in Ethiopia
(Academic Journals, 2017-05-30)Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV is essential and critical way for prevention, care and treatment of HIV. It allows early detection of illness, reducing transmission, morbidity and mortality from it. But youth ... -
The Media, Terrorism and Political Mobilization of Muslims in Kenya
(2011)Muslims constitute just about 10% of Kenya’s population and their perceived marginalization in the country’s politics since the colonial period has often led them to retreat from the political scene. However, the ... -
Modes of legitimation by female Pentecostal-Charismatic preachers in East Africa: a comparative study in Kenya and Tanzania
(Routledge, 2018-07-03)This paper examines the rise of female Pentecostal-Charismatic (PC) church leaders and how they legitimize themselves in a male dominated religious field in Kenya and Tanzania. It explores, in a qualitative way, four women ... -
New Europe College Yearbook 2010-2011
(2010)Between 1920 and 1940 the relationship between culture and ethnicity constituted one of the most dominant political themes in Eastern Europe. The cultural, historical, anthropological debates shaped national identity in ... -
The nexus between indigenous beliefs on environment and climate change adaptation amongst the Sengwer in Embobut Forest, Kenya
(Taylor and Francis group, 2022)Climate change is one of the most serious challenges to humanity’s survival, making environmental adaptation and conservation critical to mitigating its impacts. Cherangany Hills in Kenya is among the water towers currently ... -
[PDF] from semanticscholar.org The Current Situation of Pastoral Programs in the Prisons in Western Kenya Counties
(2019)Crime generates underestimated substantial costs to society at the individual, community and national levels. Globally, governments use prisons to contain crime. The criminal justice system has two primary goals: ... -
Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Working on Biodiesel with Different Blends
(International Journal of IC Engines and Gas Turbines, 2017)Internal combustion engine plays important role in vehicles. These engines are operated by conventional fuels (diesel). Diesel is a one of the nonrenewable energy source for IC engines. Due to usage of diesel, pollutions ... -
The place and prospects of indigenous theatrical performances in peacebuilding in Kenya
(Indiana University Press, 2015-04-01)This article examines the role and future of indigenous theatrical performances (ITPs) in peacebuilding in Kenya. It focuses on the Kikuyu, Luhya, and Luo communities' traditions of ritual, storytelling, proverb, and song ... -
Planting the Future: The Spiritual Legacy of Wangari Maathai
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018-10-25)This concluding chapter pursues a deeper understanding of actions taken by Wangari Maathai to maintain spiritual connections between everyday life and the environment. We do so by explaining how traditional spiritual beliefs ... -
The position of African traditional religion in conflict prevention
(Academic Journals, 2010-02-28)African (Traditional) and modern religions may offer African solutions to many problems of conflict in the region of Africa. This article builds a case for the use of some African religious values in modern conflict ... -
THE POTENTIAL OF THE CHURCH AS A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION IN PEACEBUILDING IN AFRICA. LESSONS FROM KENYA’S ETHNIC CONFLICTS
(NEW EUROPE COLLEGE-Institute for Advanced Studies, 2011)The 2007 general election in Kenya is reminisced as an event that exemplified destruction that ethnic politics can have on a country. It was clear that most Kenyan politicians are ethnically aligned and divided in political ... -
Practices in higher education policy: gender-related access as a policy issue
(2005)Over the years, higher education in Kenya has been characterised by gender disparities. A gendered analysis of admissions at University illustrates a low representation of females. But, the Kenyan governments’ policies in ... -
Prayer for rain: a pentecostal perspective from Kenya
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2017-10)Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, has a population of 3.5 million people. The concentration of Pentecostal and charismatic churches in Nairobi, as in other African cities, has more than doubled since the 1970s. The ...