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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 ...
Deteriorating conditions of hosting refugees: A case study of the Dadaab complex in Kenya
(The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, 2008)
This study describes the deteriorating conditions of hosting refugees at three camps (Ifo, Hagadera, and Dagahaley, popularly known as the Dadaab complex) that have been hosting refugees in the semi-arid northeastern part ...
An analysis of the rites of passage and their relation to christianity
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)
The paper discussed the impact of rites of passage to the individual and how it engenders one and makes one accepted in the societal norms. The emphasis and the central point of this work was mainly to deal with the relevance ...
An examination of co-existence of religion and politics
(Academic Journals, 2009-11-30)
This article is an attempt to prove that Religion and politics are two realms inseparable basically because they concern the same subject matter, namely man and woman, who are both material and spiritual. This article ...
PROCEEDINS OF THE THIRD WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE TROPICS
(Maseno University, 2003)
Millenium development goals include reducing the proportion of people who suffer from hunger and poverty. To
achieve this goal the horticultural sector cannot be left out and therefore can play an important part in ...
DRAFT WORKING PAPER – NOT FOR CIRCULATION OR CITATION
(2009)
Of the many catastrophes that the African continent has faced, HIV/AIDS is grouped among the most
threatening cataclysms. The disease and its repercussions not only affect families and communities, but
also have a ...
Practices of relatedness and the re-invention of duol as a network of care for orphans and widows in western Kenya
(Edinburgh University Press, 2007-01-01)
Globally, the HIV/AIDS pandemic (UNICEF/UNAIDS 1999) has brought increased mortality for young adults, while many children have been orphaned and made vulnerable (Poonawala and Cantor 1991; Barnett and Blaikie 1992). A ...
Refocusing Indigenous Music for Formal Classroom Practice: A Process of Creating Partnership between the School and the Community
(Unesco.org, 2007)
This paper examines the modalities and logistics of refocusing indigenous music in formal classroom practice in Kenya in a bid to create partnership between the community and the school. The need to refocus indigenous music ...
Change and continuity in kin-based support systems for widows and orphans among the Luo in Western Kenya
(2004-12-01)
This paper discusses change and continuity in the kin-based support for widows and orphans among the Luo in western Kenya, It shows how the involvement of external actors such as church and donor-sponsored institutions ...
Caregiving stress and adjustment problems of Kenyan orphans raised by grandmothers
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005-06)
The present study compared levels of caregiving stress among 115
biological mothers and 134 grandmothers raising their orphaned
grandchildren. The associations between parenting stress and
adjustment difficulties exhibited ...