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Social and solidarity economy: Our common road towards decent work
(2011-10)
This chapter aims to explain the meaning and nature of the social and solidarity economy
(SSE). The SSE is all around us and refers to familiar realities for everyone in the world: we
are all members of at least one ...
The politics of scaling up social protection in Kenya
(2017-05-02)
This paper discusses the role of Kenya's political settlement in the adoption and
promotion of social protection, which has expanded significantly since 2003. Analysis
focuses on the interplay between the domestic ...
Surviving liberalization: the cooperative movement in Kenya
(2016)
The Cooperative Facility for Africa (CoopAfrica) is a regional technical cooperation
programme of the ILO contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
and the promotion of decent work in Africa ...
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 ...
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. ...
Voting without institutionalized political parties: Primaries, manifestos and the 2007 general elections in Kenya
(Society for International Development and Institute for Development Studies-University of Nairobi, 2010)
This chapter discusses the impact of institutional capacity of political parties on the organization of party primaries and formulation of manifestos for the 2007 general elections in Kenya. The discussion also assesses ...
The quest for Turkish scholarships: African students, transformation and hopefulness
(Routledge, 2019)
The purpose of this study is to move beyond the limited research emphasis on traditional South-North scholarship accessibility. We discuss and analyze how through South-South connections and scholarship opportunities African ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.