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Civil-Military Cooperation in Conflict Management and Peace Process: Determinants and Sources of Friction; Kenya Defense Forces and Disarmament in North Rift

Calvince Omondi Barack, Abdulkadir Osman Farah (AALBORG University, 2016)

This thesis is about the civil-military cooperation in the disarmament exercise carried out by Kenya Defense Forces in collaboration with other civilian actors in North Rift region in Kenya under the name Operation Dumisha ...

Co-operatives and Policy Advocacy in Eastern Africa

Wanyama, Fredrick O (2012)

Collective action among African smallholders: Trends and lessons for future development strategies

Wanyama, Fredrick O; Poulton, Colin; Markelova, Helen; Diane, Celine Dutilly-; Hendrikse, George; Bijman, Jos; Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Bernard, Tanguy; Cook, Michael; Badiane, Ousmane; Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie (Intl Food Policy Res Inst, 2014)

Wanyama, Fredrick; Poulton, Colin; Markelova, Helen; Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Hendrikse, George; Bijman, Jos; Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Bernard, Tanguy; Cook, Michael; Badiane, Ousmane and Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie. 2014. ...

The Colonial Transformation of Agriculture in Siaya 1894–1945

Pius Ouma Cokumu (PhD, Kenyatta University, 2001)

This study focuses on agricultural change in Siaya between 1894 and 1945. The study contends that the people of Siaya had an efficient, self-sustaining and dynamic agricultural system prior to the advent of and establishment ...

Conflict between state sovereignty and the right of intervention under the Constitutive Act of the African Union

Tom Mboya (Maseno University, 2009)

he need to redress crimes against humanity and violations of human rights has underpinned the global idea of international intervention in the domestic sphere of a state's jurisdiction in the last two decades. This article ...

The Counter-Trafficking in Persons’ Architecture in Kenya: A Security Governance Perspective

Michael Omondi Owiso (Springer, Cham, 2019)

The many and nuanced strategies adopted by human traffickers have rendered the management of the crime to require complexity in the way it is being approached. This is because of the inner workings and the multiplicity of ...

Covid-19 and border restriction policies: the dilemma of trans-border truck drivers in East Africa.

Calvince Omondi Barack, Gerishon Barack Munga (GP, 2021)

The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the challenges that were faced by trans-border truck drivers within the East African Community as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its management protocols.

COVID-19 and mobility, conflict and development in the Horn of Africa

Louisa Brain, Hassan Adow, Jama Musse Jama, Farah Manji, Michael Owiso, Fekadu Adugna Tufa, Mahad Wasuge (World Bank / Sambrian Mbaabu, 2020-06)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020 and the first cases in the Horn of Africa (HoA) were confirmed later that month. However, even before the virus reached the region its wider ...

Determinants of consistency of use of household water filters in emergencies: Insights from a protracted drought in Northern Kenya

Wainaina, George Kiambuthi; Ochieng, Fredrick; Peter, Maryna; Raude, James Messo; Meierhofer, Regula; Marks, Sara J (Public Library of Science, 2023-06-08)

The consistent use of household water treatment and storage (HWTS) technologies is necessary for human health. However, most HWTS options are designed for typical household use as opposed to emergency contexts, where use ...

Economía Social y Solidaria: nuestro camino común hacia el trabajo decente

Fonteneau, Benedicte; Neamtan, Nancy; L, Wanyama; Pereira Morais, L; N, Ojong (2011)

Electoral violence during party primaries in Kenya

Wanyama, Fredrick O; Elklit, Jørgen (Routledge, 2018-02-03)

Since the restoration of multi-party democracy in Kenya in 1991, elections have witnessed intra-party violence during the primaries for selecting parliamentary and civic seats candidates. This article addresses the question ...

Electoral violence during party primaries in Kenya

Fredrick O Wanyama, Jørgen Elklit (Routledge, 2018-08-08)

Since the restoration of multi-party democracy in Kenya in 1991, elections have witnessed intra-party violence during the primaries for selecting parliamentary and civic seats candidates. This article addresses the question ...

Encyclopedia of the developing world

Leonard, Thomas M (Routledge, 2013-10-18)

A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title The Encyclopedia of the Developing World is a comprehensive work on the historical and current status of developing countries. Containing more than 750 entries, the Encyclopedia ...

Ethnicity and/or Issues: The 2013 General Elections in Western Kenya

Wanyama, Fredrick O; Frederiksen, Bodil F.; Kaarsholm, Preben; Elklit, Jorgen (Elections Institute of South Africa, 2014)

It is often assumed that Kenyans vote on the basis of ethnic identification rather than the socio-economic and political issues affecting their lives. However, experience from earlier elections shows that issues and interests ...

Fisheries-based Determinants of Fisherfolks’ and their Influence on Access to Impact-based Weather Forecasting in Suba-North sub-County, Homabay County, Kenya

Owiso, Michael Omondi; Kniventon, Dominic; Omondi, Barack Calvince (EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2023-09-08)

Lake Victoria, the world’s largest freshwater fishery, supports the livelihoods of 4 to 5.6 million economically vulnerable people, with many living on less than $1.25 a day. However, the Lake also witnesses a staggering ...