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Challenges Faced by the National Police Service in Counterterrorism in Lamu County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2020)
Terrorism remains a cardinal threat to national, regional, and international peace and security. It
violates the fundamental principles of law, order, human rights and freedom and remains an affront to the
Global Charter ...
Silent peacemakers: grass-roots transitional justice and peacebuilding by women in Kenya’s North Rift conflicts
(Journal of the British Academy, 2021)
African Union’s Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) acknowledges that conflicts affect women and girls disproportionately. Implied in this is the need for transitional processes that take into account the gendered nature ...
Men’s Emic Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Child Sexual Abuse Vulnerability on the Islands of Western Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major global health concern. Although it
is prevalent in Kenya, there is scant literature on what factors
contribute to CSA vulnerability on Kenya’s islands. This paper is
based on a ...
Access to Maternal Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Indigent Mothers and Health Care Providers in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Frontiers, 2021)
COVID-19 has spread rapidly in Kenya and has not spared pregnant women. Evidence from Kenya shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems have been either stressed to their maximum capacity or are becoming ...
The Role of Somali Kinship in Sustaining Bureaucratic Governance around Dagahaley Camp in Kenya
(Routledge, 2020-06-10)
Bureaucracy is often portrayed as having an unrivalled capacity to shape human relationships in states and organisations. By contrast, however, ethnographic studies have suggested that bureaucracy cannot easily take root ...
Awareness and utilization of free maternal healthcare services among women in Mt. Elgon SubCounty, Kenya
(Med Rxiv, 2023)
Maternal mortality remains a matter of public health concern with over 300,000 women dying while
giving birth annually. This has driven policy makers to come up with free maternal healthcare services as
policy intervention. ...
Measures adopted by indigent mothers in Kilifi County to tackle maternal health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
(AJOL, 2022)
Many sub-Saharan African countries have experienced various challenges that threaten the quality of health services offered to the
population. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to healthcare services in many countries ...
Effects of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Healthcare System: Healthcare Providers’ Experiences with Maternal Health Services Utilization in Coastal Kenya
(MDPI, 2023-02-28)
The COVID-19 pandemic overstretched health systems in developed and developing nations. Like other African nations, Kenya has a frail health system, making responding to the pandemic a problem. Recent studies during COVID-19 ...
Tourism memories – a collaborative reflection on inclusion and exclusion
(Taylor and Francis online, 2023-05-15)
The purpose of this paper is to explore how people’s differentiated privileged and marginalised positions in society create instances of inclusion and exclusion in tourism. Eight authors utilised their diverse disciplinary ...
Olikoye Ransome-Kuti: a treasured advocate for primary health care and a pioneer of good health governance
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2023-05-31)
Given the phenomenal contributions he made to
primary health care worldwide, and to the promotion of
sexual and reproductive health care in the African
region, the African Journal of Reproductive Health
(AJRH) has ...