School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Social capital and climate change perception in the Mara River Basin, Kenya
(IISTE, 2015)Climate change is a phenomenon that affects different facets of human livelihood. However, the general public does not easily comprehend it. This study was inspired by the realization that climate change is not just an ... -
Is Democrasy Possible? A Theoritical Perspective
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)Democracy can be defined as a government in which sovereignty lies with the people either directly or via representatives. The transition from monarchy to representative democracy was long, gradual process. Nevertheless, ... -
Face Threatening Acts and Standing Orders:‘Politenedd’or ‘politics’ in the Question Time Discussion of the Kenyan Parliament
(International Journal of Humanities ad Social Science, 2011)This paper examines politeness in the context of politics during question time discussions of the Kenyan Parliament; politeness is an attempt by the speaker to linguistically show he cares about the others feelings. Question ... -
The Functionality of Four Temperaments and Communication Theories towards the Realisation of Peaceful General Elections in Kenya
(Journal of Sociological Research, 2012)The paper focuses on the general analysis and functionality of both the four temperaments and communication theories in an attempt to comprehend the process, nature and reality of politics, campaigns and general elections ... -
Peace Through Devolution for Sustainable Development: The Kenyan Case
(Maseno University, 2014)Good governance is a key pillar to sustainable development of any nation. Many conflicts in Africa can be traced to failure in governance, responsible and accountable management as well as failure to cultivate cultures of ... -
Uchanganuzi wa Athari ya Mageuzi ya Maneno kwenye Muundo wa Sentensi ya Ekegusii
(East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 2019)Tasnifu hii inachanganua athari ya mageuzi ya maneno kwenye muundo wa sentensi sahili ya Ekegusii ikiangazia sheria na kanuni zinazotawala mageuzi hayo. Mageuzi ya kisintaksia huleta mabadiliko mengi katika sentensi asili. ... -
Mifumo ya Kijamii katika Tamthilia Teule za Kiswahili
(2020)Mifumo ya kijamii inajitokeza waziwazi katika fasihi andishi ya Kiswahili. Mifumo hiyo huwakilisha matukio ya fasihi andishi na jinsi yanavyoichora na kwa mapana kuwa kioo cha jamii. Tafiti nyingi zilizofanywa zinahusu ... -
Nafasi ya Fasihi Katika Kuwasilisha Masuala ya Mazingira Kupitia Riwaya Teule Tikitimaji (2013) na Msimu wa Vipepeo (2006) za KW Wamitila
(East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 2020)Suala la mabadiliko ya hali ya anga ni janga linaloendelea kukumba ulimwengu kwa jumla. Kutokuwepo kwa usawazishaji wa ekolojia ni jambo ambalo linawatia shaka adinasi wengi. Fasihi ni kioo cha jamii na inapaswa kuwasilisha ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF MARKETING STRATEGIES ON ENHANCING CULTURAL TOURISM: A CASE STUDY ON TABAKA SOAPSTONE CARVINGS IN KISII REGION, KENYA
(EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR), 2020)Cultural Tourism is a growing phenomenon around the world. In Kenya, cultural tourism represents an important part of the tourism sector and largely depends on cultural heritage assets such as traditions, artifacts, and ... -
An analysis of the food metaphor in EkeGusii HIV and AIDS discourse
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2014)HIV represents one of the greatest public health challenges confronting Kenyans. Whereas Kenya has made significant progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the prevalence rates in Gusii are very high and this calls for ... -
Conceptualization of the seropositive using the journey metaphor in EkeGusii HIV and AIDS discourse in Kisii County, Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2014)Language plays a fundamental role in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya. Moreover, language is important in the dissemination of information that would ensure the success of both prevention and treatment of any disease. ... -
An investigation of partial meaning and non-equivalence in English translations of Ekegusii kinship terms
(Journal of Advances in Linguistics, 2015)The main challenge that translators face is that of non-equivalence as the source language (SL) and the target language (TL) almost always have cultural and linguistic differences (organize words differently). Accordingly, ... -
The Role of Context in Interpretation of Political Utterances on Hate Speech in Kenya
(Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2016)This paper analyses the role of context in interpretation of political utterances on hate speech in Kenya. The political landscape in Kenya has been characterised by multiparty politics since early 1980’s. When the Kenya ... -
Aspects of Dholuo coronal harmony
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2016)Coronal harmony in Dholuo refers to the co- occurrence restriction on dental and alveolar obstruents and nasals. The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain coronal harmony as it manifests in Dholuo. This involves ... -
Feature correspondence amongst Dholuo coronals
(International Journal of Social Science and Technology, 2016)This paper discusses the nature of correspondence amongst Dholuo coronals. This can be approached in two ways, either as feature spreading or feature agreement which seem to be controversial in literature. Dholuo coronal ... -
A Linguistic Analysis Of form and Content of Al-Shabaab’s Press Statements on the Recent Kenyan Terror Attacks
(Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2017)This paper examines the form that is structure as well as the content of the statements and press releases of Al-Shabaab at different times with the hope of establishing a pattern of phraseology and consistent references ... -
Language use and choice: A case study of Kinubi in Kibera, Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)This article analyzes the domains of language use and choice of the Kinubi speaking community in Kibera, Kenya in relation to Kinubi maintenance in a multilingual location. Language use and choice has been a debated ... -
Valence Decreasing Processess in Lutsotso
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015)This paper analyzes valence decreasing process in the sentence of Lutsotso. Lutsotso is a dialect of the larger Luluhyia, an agglutinative Bantu language of Kenya with very rich morphology. The paper shows how verbal ... -
Coordinate Ellipsis in EkeGusii: An Overview
(Jadavpur Journal of Languages and Linguistics, 2019)This paper gives the distributional characteristics of coordinate elliptical constructions in EkeGusii. The syntax of the constructions is given using a Phase theoretic approach, one of the current theoretical constructs ...
