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2 Political Leadership and Development in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
(2013-04-01)The promise of development was taken to heart in virtually all African countries at independence. However, 50 years later, it remains unfulfilled for the majority of the people. Many analysts have attributed the lack ... -
2 Political patronage and the expansion of cash transfer programmes in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-05-08)The Government of Kenya has run pilot cash transfer programmes since 2004 and formalised them as part of social protection policy in 2011. Subsequently, cash transfer programmes have steadily been expanded. Three of ... -
Between the Borders and Internal Control: The Evolving Character of the Nation State in a Transnationalist Pastoralist Zone: A Case Study of the Turkana of Kenya and Karamojong …
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019)This paper sets out to analyze the impact of nation-state modernity on the pastoral Turkana and Karamojong communities of Kenya and Uganda respectively. Focusing on two defining features of a nation-state, that is, borders ... -
Boundary establishment and its influence on pastoral resource conflict between the Pokot and Karamojong since 1902
(International Journal of Social Science and Technology, 2016)International boundaries remain finite lines of divisions by which national geopolitical space is delineated and contained. This understanding is based on territoriality and sovereignty of each state denoting what ... -
Civil-Military Cooperation in Conflict Management and Peace Process: Determinants and Sources of Friction; Kenya Defense Forces and Disarmament in North Rift
(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 ... -
Collective action among African smallholders: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
(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
(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
(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
(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.
(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
(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 ... -
Electoral violence during party primaries in Kenya
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Good governance and service delivery: A study of citizen participation in Kisumu County
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Good Governance and Service Delivery: A Study of Citizen Participation in Kisumu County
(Universal Journal of Management, 2018)Citizen participation is embedded in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the County Governments Act of 2012. The responsibility of operationalizing and implementing these provisions lies with both levels of government. ...
