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Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014-06-30)Current statistics show that urban growth rates are relatively higher in the Small and Intermediate urban centres in Kenya. This study sought to analyze the impacts of urbanization driven land use changes within the Mara ... -
Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014-06-30)This paper looks at the role of village elites in a rapidly changing rural landscape. The process of development in Kenya has seen the rise of a dichotomous community in which salaried employees spend their working life ... -
The voice of reason by the children in the wilderness
(Academic Journals, 2018)Wars and tribal conflicts disrupt young children who are dependent on their parents for care, empathy, attention and protection. Some children end up in refugee camps unaccompanied by their parents or guardians. ... -
Vulnerability to HIV infection among Luo female adolescent orphans in Western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-11-01)Large-scale surveys have reported that about 55% of orphans worldwide are adolescents. In Kenya, the majority of HIV-infected adolescents are females. The current study used the anthropological methods of in-depth case ... -
Waste in the urban margins: The example of Delhi’s waste pickers
(Routledge, 2020-05-06)One important aspect of sustainability involves the flows of materials and energy, extracted, consumed, transformed and disposed of in the functioning of urban societies, which makes it directly linked to the ‘nested’ ... -
Wende Luo (Luo Songs) as an intervention tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS among the Luo of Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011)HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa tend to value literacy or Eurocentric communication approaches such as brochures, posters, radio, newspapers and television more than indigenous modes of communication strategies such as ... -
What Gets Mapped onto What in the SEX IS A FOOTBALL GAME Metaphor in Kenyan HIV/AIDS Campaign Posters?
(The Stockholm 2014 Metaphor Festival, 2015)Susan Sontag, the prolific author of AIDS and its Metaphors, subscribes to the school of thought that life-threatening ailments such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, syphilis and tuberculosis are rich in conceptual metaphors by which ... -
What Gets Mapped onto What in the SEX IS A FOOTBALL GAME Metaphor in Kenyan HIV/AIDS Campaign Posters?
(The Stockholm 2014 Metaphor Festival, 2015)Susan Sontag, the prolific author of AIDS and its Metaphors, subscribes to the school of thought that life-threatening ailments such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, syphilis and tuberculosis are rich in conceptual metaphors by which ... -
What Gets Mapped onto What in the Sex is a Football Game Metaphore in Kenyan HIV/AIDS Campaign Poster
(Universidad de Maseno (Kenya), 2015)Susan Sontag, the prolific author of AIDS and its metaphors subscribes to thesis that ailments such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, syphilis and tuberculosis are rich in conceptual metaphors by which they live by. In fact, conceptual ... -
What Gets Mapped onto What in the Sex is a Football Game Metaphore in Kenyan HIV/AIDS Campaign Posters
(Universidad de Maseno (Kenya), 2015)Susan Sontag, the prolific author of AIDS and its Metaphors, subscribes to the school of thought that life-threatening ailments such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, syphilis and tuberculosis are rich in conceptual metaphors by which ... -
Widowhood and HIV/AIDS
(Lambert Academic Publishers, 2015)Widowhood is a state unavoidable to all married individuals. Women experience widowhood differently. In Africa, widows face challenges posed by culture, stigma and poverty. Widows living with HIV and AIDS face more ... -
Widows, intersectionality and the parable in Luke 18
(Academic Journals, 2010-08-31)This article deconstructs a master category ‘widows’ by presenting nuances with regards to the term widow, which the authors consider is of interest in a global society. This article aims at stating the process of ... -
Wimbo: implications for risk of HIV infection among circumcised fishermen in Western Kenya
(Routledge, 2015-10-21)Medical male circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection in men by up to 60% in three randomised controlled trials. However, not much anthropological literature exists to ... -
Within-and between-person and group variance in behavior and beliefs in cross-cultural longitudinal data
(Academic Press, 2018-01-01)This study grapples with what it means to be part of a cultural group, from a statistical modeling perspective. The method we present compares within-and between- cultural group variability, in behaviors in families. ... -
Women groups: A pathway to rural development in Nyamusi Division, Nyamira County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2014): Despite their fundamental socio-economic responsibilities, rural women still have less access to knowledge, assets, services and participation in decision-making. These inequalities affect their ability to carry out ... -
Women in Colonial East Africa
(Springer, 2021)This chapter provides a contextual analysis of the role and place of women in colonial East Africa. Several factors including land, labor, agriculture, education, trade, politics, nationalism, and struggle for liberation ... -
Women Voters’ Radio Exposure by Sociodemographics During the 2013 Kenya General Election Campaigns in Kakamega County: Implications for Policy and Broadcast Journalism
(African Journalism Studies, 2020)Sociodemographics shape audience exposure to radio. However, it remains unclear whether these sociodemographics correlate with women voters’ radio exposure during elections in Kenya. Grounded in political mobilization, ... -
Women, indigenous knowledge systems, and climate change in Kenya
(Routledge, 2022)This chapter discusses women’s use of indigenous knowledge systems in response to the effects of climate change in Kenya. The chapter shows that regardless of the structural and cultural challenges that women face on land ... -
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN STAR RATED HOTELS IN KISUMU CITY, KENYA
(ajpojournals, 2020-07-24)Purpose: This paper present findings of a study whose purpose was aimed at establishing the effect of workplace settings on satisfaction of employees in star rated hotels in Kisumu City, Kenya. Methodology: Cross-sectional ... -
Youth, Religion, and Development in Africa
(University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, 2020-06-09)The youth are a force to reckon with in most countries across the globe. They form the largest category of most countries’ population. In many instances, the youth enter popular discussions as a difficult lot; a problematic ...
