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Investigating Longitudinal Trajectories of COVID-19 Disruption: Methodological Challenges and Recommendations
(Springer US, 2024-10-02)Relatively few studies have longitudinally investigated how COVID-19 has disrupted the lives and health of youth beyond the first year of the pandemic. This may be because longitudinal researchers face complex challenges ... -
Use of peer-education as an interpersonal communication channel in the voluntary medical male circumcision campaign to prevent HIV infections
(Jozac Publishers, 2024-07-25)Behaviour change communication experts recognise peer-education as an important propeller of health communication owing to its ability to engender compliance through characteristic sharing. This study examines the utility ... -
Kuchunguza Sababu Zinazowalazimu Wahusika Kufanya Ukahaba katika Riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema Na Ndoto ya Almasi
(Jarida la Afrika Mashariki la Masomo ya Kiswahili, 2023-05-01)Utafiti huu ulichunguza suala la ukahaba katika riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema (Mohamed S.Mohamed) na Ndoto ya Almasi (Ken Walibora). Kitendo cha ukahaba kimesababisha mashaka mengi sana katika maisha ya mwanadamu kama vile ... -
Multimodality in the television advertisement of Raha premium maize meal
(ResearchGate, 2024-07-26)In language and communication, multimodality refers to using various modes of signification to convey meaning. These modes transcend language to engage with audiences at multiple sensory levels. Over time, communication ... -
The Application of Mathematical Formulas in Teaching Linguistics Among STEM Learners in Higher Learning Institutions
(IGI Global, 2024)The chapter focuses on mathematical formulas used to teach linguistics aspects amongst STEM learners. Though mathematics is used in teaching sciences and technology-related disciplines, its formulas are also applicable in ... -
Uhakiki linganishi wa taarifa muhimu kuhusu vidahizo katika kamusi ya karne ya 21 na kamusi ya Kiswahili sanifu
(University of Dar es saalam, 2024-04-11)Kamusi kadhaa wahidiya (za lugha moja) za Kiswahili kama vile Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu toleo la kwanza, pili na tatu, zimewahi kutungwa kutokana na juhudi za Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili (TUKI) inayojulikana sasa ... -
Anne Kubai Weaving the Tapestry of Religion and Post-Conflict Social Construction for the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-03-28)Anne Kubai considered one of the Matriarchs of the Circle of concerned African Women Theologians in Africa. She is a Kenyan by origin and has contributed to the scholarly journey of the circle over the years. This chapter ... -
Mapping East and Central African Feminist Theologies
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024)The Circle of concerned African women theologians (hereafter the Circle) was founded on the 25th September 1989 in Accra, Ghana. The Circle is a contemporary network of women from across Africa, some of whom live outside ... -
Queen of Sheba: East and Central African Women’s Theologies of Liberation (Circle Jubilee Volume 2)
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-03-18)BiAS 40, named after a legendary biblical woman, the Queen of Sheba, is celebrating the wisdom of pioneers of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians'(CIRCLE). This volume rose within the context of producing ... -
9| African Women Befriending Jesus in Teresia Hinga’s Ecclesia
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-03-18)Teresia Mbari Hinga, is a Kenyan and a professor of Religious Studies in USA, specializing in African religions, Feminist theologies, Religion and contemporary moral issues. She holds a Doctorate from the University of ... -
Religion, Climate Change, and Food Security in Africa
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024-03-30)There is a growing realization that the earth is clearly warming at a worrying pace. Goal 13 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicates that climate change is an existential crisis, while Goal 2 seeks to achieve ... -
Globalization, Islamic Fundamentalism and Violence Through the Youth in Kenya
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024-05-07)Different scholars define globalization in disparate ways, which has resulted in two broad perspectives. There are those who view globalization as a positive phenomenon, a welcome integration of human societies across the ... -
Exploring the tapestry of adolescent alcohol consumption: a socio-ecological perspective from Kakamega county, Kenya
(International Research Journal of Rongo University, 2024-07-12)This paper explores adolescent alcohol consumption in Kakamega County, Kenya, employing a socio-ecological perspective rooted in Bronfenbrenner's theory. The study, a cross-sectional survey, combines qualitative and ... -
Influence of community-level factors on alcohol consumption among adolescents in secondary schools in Kakamega county, Kenya
(International Research Journal of Rongo University, 2024-07-12)The alcohol abuse issue in Kenya poses significant challenges to health, the economy, and national security, particularly in the Western region where there is the highest prevalence of alcohol consumption among adolescents ... -
Accessibility of students with physical disability to public service vehicles in the western part of Kenya
(Càtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC), 2023-11-30)Bus termini are an essential component of urban transport facilities which define the beginning or end of the line for the transportation system. In the study area, students with physical disability frequently used bus ... -
Status of Learning Resources in Day Secondary Schools Located in Chepalungu Sub County in the Wake of Corona Virus Pandemic
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2024-03-12)Education is a fundamental human right that ideally should be available to all. Currently, Kenya supports international advocacy for universal education for all school-going children. In this Republic, 8592 public secondary ... -
Perceptions in Uhuru-Raila 9th March, 2018 handshake discourse in Kenya’s print media
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2022-01-21)In Kenya, the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (henceforth referred to as ODM) leader, Raila Odinga, on 9th March, 2018 elicited diverse discourse on the phenomenon. The print media ... -
Parents’ learning support and school attitudes in relation to adolescent academic identity and school performance in nine countries
(Springer Netherlands, 2024-03-22)An important question for parents and educators alike is how to promote adolescents’ academic identity and school performance. This study investigated relations among parental education, parents’ attitudes toward their ... -
Multidisciplinary Explorations of Corohysteria Caused by the COVID-2019 Pandemic
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2022-04-21)This multidisciplinary volume includes an international roster of contributors who explore how mass hysteria has emerged among people across the globe as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributors provide ... -
Phonemic Representation and Transcription for Speech to Text Applications for Under-resourced Indigenous African Languages: The Case of Kiswahili
(Cornell University, 2022-10-29)Building automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems is a challenging task, especially for underresourced languages that need to construct corpora nearly from scratch and lack sufficient training data. It has emerged that ...