ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating Role of women in Peace Building and Reconstruction in Mwitika Region of Kitui County, Kenya. The study sought to identify the role of both men and women in Mwitika region conflict and conflict resolution. It covered the period between 1992-2012. This study was motivated by the need to identify the role of women in conflict and conflict resolution in Mwitika region. Johan Galtung’s conflict theory was applied in the study which sought to understand t...
ABSTRACT Children affected by HIV and AIDS (CAHA) are faced with psychological, social and economic challenges among others. HIV and AIDS has compounded the situation posing more suffering to children whose parents have died of the same. Children affected by HIV and AIDS have been supported in various ways by their extended families and many other organizations. While there are a number of programmes that address the material needs of CAHA, there is less emphasis in assisting these children ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to analyse determinants of customer satisfaction of banquet services in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria. The drop in influx of foreign and domestic tourists seeking for hospitality services in Kaduna State has forced hoteliers into competing for banquet events as a means of remaining in business. Customers are the focus of every successful service operations; it is important that banquet managers know what customers want in banquet service operations in order to stop the...
ABSTRACT Star rating is recognized as symbol of quality and a necessary requirement to provide precise assessment of accommodation status of upmarket hotels. In star rating, certain attributes are used as benchmark for accommodation standards of upmarket hotels. However, instances of star rating inconsistencies of upmarket hotel accommodation may not only misinform customers but lead to their dissatisfaction and inversely affect capacity utilization of room products and services. Also, the in...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching strategies used in teaching oral skills in English language and their effects on pupils performance among lower primary school pupils. Specifically the study was guided by the following objectives; to investigate the teaching methods used by teachers for the development of English oral skills, to examine the types of teaching and learning materials used for teaching oral skills in English language, to establish the relationship be...
ABSTRACT This study explored, from the recipient-point of view, the European Union and Malawi relations, from 1985 to 2010, focusing on aid and trade commitments by the former to the latter, using the case of tobacco, which is a major Malawi export to the European Union market. The objectives of the study were to examine European Union aid and trade commitments in Malawi; to assess the performance of tobacco exports within the context of European Union trade commitments to Malawi; and to expl...
Sexual Dysphemisms in South Nyanza Dholuo A Congnitive Linguistic Approach
ABSTRACT Compassion is viewed as a hallmark of quality of care by patients, health workers, health care administrators and policy makers. Despite this, there is a lack of understanding of what patients and their care givers perceive as compassion of health care workers. The purpose of this study was to establish family caregivers’ perceptions of compassion among paediatric health care providers (PHCPs) in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and the implications of the perceptions on compliance...
ABSTRACT Equity in health care provision is an important goal yet it is hampered by many factors. The competing values of individual and collective interests present a conflict that needs to be addressed if health care has to meet the desired goal of equity. The study argues that pursuit of equity in health care is impeded by the dominance of either individual or collective interests in health care provision. The study seeks to answer the principle question of how individual and collective in...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this research was to study the styles in swahili short story. We used two short story books which are; Pendo la Heba(1996) and Mayai Waziri wa Maradhi na Hadithi Nyingine (2004). In our research, we also outlined and discussed different kinds of styles. This are; similes, personification, imagery and symbolism. We also showed the expected effects of the use of these different kinds of styles in choosen short story books. We were guided by stylistic theory in our...
v ABSTRACT The study interrogates the invention and (re)configuration of space as a social construct in Kenyan television drama. While focusing on selected local television dramas; Mheshimiwa, Mother-in-law and Tabasamu, the study examines manifestations of space, and how characters contest, and (re)configure emergent spaces in the contemporary society. The first television drama aired on Kenya Television Network (KTN) whereas the second and third air on Citizen Television. The study investig...
ABSTRACT Adolescence (teenage) is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, characterized by biological, psychological, and social changes. Self-esteem of adolescents is generally low and when an adolescent becomes pregnant, the psychological adjustment of pregnancy is added to the challenges in the transition of adolescence. Self-esteem is self-evaluation of an individual’s worth and it is important for a smooth transition to adulthood. High self-esteem expresses the feeling...
ABSTRACT This study examined holistic Christian education for character formation in the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church-sponsored secondary schools in Nyamira County. Specifically, it explored the church’s holistic Christian education curriculum, assessed its implementation strategies and examined challenges faced in its implementation. The study employed a descriptive research design. Data were collected from Ekerenyo, Nyamira, Borabu, Rigoma and Marani Sub-Counties which constitute th...
ABSTRACT Research information is a variety of information required by a researcher who needs to conduct a scientific inquiry on how to select, formulate and develop a research theme of a subject matter in relation to the identified problem within a well-designed methodological framework (Bailey, 2014). Being an assortment of information, it is obtained from individual needs of the researcher and various information sources embedded within the necessities for new knowledge in order to expand o...
ABSTRACT Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge unique to a given culture or society. It is the basis of decision making in agriculture, healthcare, food preservation and natural resource management. This study was set to establish the existence of Indigenous knowledge in the community of Chwele and Mukuyuni wards of Bungoma Central Sub-County, Bungoma County and its role in seasonal climate forecast. The general objective of this study was to examine the role of indigenous knowledge in ...