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The factors militating against the education of girls: A case study in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2019-11-30)
This research attempted to find out the factors militating against the education of girls in Lower Eastern Province, Kenya. The main purpose of the research was to establish the magnitude of the effects of the factors that ...
An assessment of the Catholic charismatic renewal towards peaceful co-existence in the Roman Catholic Church
(Academic Journals, 2010)
This study concerns the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, a movement within the Catholic Church that had direct influence from the Protestant Pentecostals. Subsequently, it spread through clearly defined, pre-existing social-metric ...
Praying for Rain: Indigenous Systems of Rainmaking in Kenya
(2017-10)
Africa in general and Kenya, in particular, are facing climate change challenges. Since most Kenyan communities depend on agriculture as the backbone of the economy for sustenance, some of these, including the Abanyore, ...
Eschatological Prophecies before and during Covid-19: Female Pentecostal-Charismatic Preachers Self-Legitimation through Prophecy in Kenya
(Pharos Journal of Theology, 2021)
The paradoxical liberating but limiting impact of Pentecostal Christianity on women is wellknown (Attanasi, 2013; Brusco, 2010). Female Pentecostal-Charismatic (PC) preachers are
asserting themselves in Africa. However, ...
An Assessment of Ethical Issues in Social and Science Research
(The journal of psychology and behavioral sciences, 2013)
Ethical behavior is important in all aspect of life. This is certainly true of social research and Research in hard Sciences. The best way to think about ethical behavior is to ask how you would expect to be treated if ...
Towards a ‘Proverbs 31 Man?’ Pentecostalism and the Reconstruction of Masculinities in Kenya
(Research gate, 2018)
The ‘Proverbs 31 woman’ has been the focus of considerable scholarly
reflection. Whereas some celebrate the ‘Proverbs 31 woman’ as the embodiment
of femininity, others challenge this interpretation as it infers an ...
Unpacking policy gridlocks in Africa’s development: An evolving agenda
(Intellect, 2018-09-01)
Policies are not an end in themselves, but deliberate systems of principles to guide decisions and achievement of rational outcomes. Many factors inherent in or transcending policy processes have dramatic consequences for ...
The role of women in the church in Africa
(2010-06-30)
his paper gives a general view of the role played by women in African instituted churches. It touches several roles of women in different instituted churches keeping in mind that there are so many African instituted churches ...
Publish or perish: challenges and prospects of social science research and publishing in institutions of higher learning in Kenya
(Routledge, 2013-04-01)
This article examines the challenges and prospects of social science research and publishing at two public universities in Kenya. Specifically, it interrogates the advances and bottlenecks of academic research and publishing ...
Engendering development: Demystifying patriarchy and its effects on women in rural Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011-02-28)
The paper examines the effects of the culture of patriarchy on the development process, and particularly its effects on women. This is borne out of the perceived concerns and challenges of the third millennium development ...