ABSTRACT At the World Declaration on Education for All (EFA) made in Jomtiem, Thailand, in 1990, it was decided that there would be more involvement of parents in the education programmes, under the principle of building partnerships and mobilizing resources. One of the commitments of the Government of Kenya to this declaration is to provide policy and legal frameworks of involving the parental participation in the education of their children. However, there has public concern by the members ...
ABSTRACT The youth regardless of their social background require skills to help them earn a livelihood and participate in National development. Vocational, employability and lifelong learning skills could help out of school youth raise their self-concept and increase their chances to engage in socio economic activities and contribute positively to their personal development. Based on this premise this study intended to introduce Structured Group Based Learning Model (SGLM) and establish its e...
ABSTRACT The choice of a career is very important because it affects one’s entire life. To enable students make this crucial decision, career guidance is offered in secondary schools in Kenya to help the students realise their potential and select training programmes that will lead them to appropriate careers in future. Despite the fact that students are given career guidance, many students try to change the training programmes they had chosen immediately after admission or after a period o...
ABSTRACT The impact of colonialism on African women and the transformation of their roles in the social, economic and political spheres has been the focus of many Africanist scholars. However, most of the works focus on African women generally. The current study specifically, focuses on Luo women in Kenya. It is an inquiry into the gendered political transformation the Luo have undergone from 1895 – 2002. It specifically analyses the role of women in pre-colonial Luo society. It also examin...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines ethics in the coverage and news presentation of socio-political issues in Kenya. There are a few studies on how the Kenyan newspaper media relates to the established code of professional conduct and regulation as stipulated in the Code of Conduct for the Practice of Journalism in Kenya. The research studied the levels of deviation from journalistic ethics in the reporting and coverage of the political drama that unfolded at City Hall; Nairobi after fist County Go...
This study aimed at investigating affluent parents’ behaviour on assertiveness among adolescents in Karen-Nairobi County, Kenya: The family has extensively remained the foundation of humanity. Visualized as an abode from suffering and pain of daily lifecycle, the family has remained an important haven, a reassuring abode, a dwelling of relief and refreshment. However, within the same family, parents’ contribution, which is the most rewarding work of adult life, is faced with many challe...
ABSTRACT Gender roles are mainly defined by the socio-cultural norms of any society. The purpose of this study was to investigate changing family structures and their impactions on gender roles. This study focused on the changing family structures and its implications on gender roles. This study examined factors leading to changes in the family structures, explored how changing family structures have influenced gender roles and ascertained the influence of changing gender roles on children’...
This study investigatedthe influence of parenting styles on adolescent girls‟ academic performance in public secondary schools in Makadara Sub County, Nairobi County, Kenya. The study employed the correlation survey design. The study was guided by four research objectives: To establish the relationship between authoritarian parenting style and adolescent girls‟ academic performance in public secondary schools in Makadara sub-county; To examine the relationship between authoritative parent...
ABSTRACT Since independence Kenya has relied on the agriculture sector which includes livestock as a base for economic growth. Livestock Development Programme (LDP) was a Finnish programme that was initiated in Homa Bay and Ndhiwa sub-counties in 1991-2003 to address constraints in dairy cattle production. Its ultimate goal was to raise milk production and improve small scale dairy cattle farmers’ levels of living. A study to determine the extent of relationship between the LDP program...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine, the level of effectiveness in distribution of Constituency bursary awards, so as to enhance deserving students’ access to public secondary school education in Trans- Nzoia West Sub-county, Kenya between 2006 and 2009. The mechanisms and criterion used by bursary awarding bodies have continued to leave out many deserving students in Trans- Nzoia West Sub-county. Therefore, this study explored the effectiveness of Constituency bursary ...
ABSTRACT Literature is very important because it uses language in an artistic manner for the purpose of enlightening us about people‟s lives in a society. It also focuses on the ways of life in a society. Literature entertains, educates, encourages and emphasizes good morals. It also warns and helps in rectifying bad behaviour. Previous research show that children characters are portrayed negatively as they are denied their rights in Kiswahili plays. This study carried out an analysis of th...
ABSTRACT Streams draining the Southern part of Mt. Kenya are currently heavily impacted by human encroachment and large patches of riparian forests have been converted from indigenous to plantation forests. Modification of riparian vegetation was hypothesized to have influence on streams. This study aimed at investigating the effect of forest type and stream size on leaf litter decomposition, macroinvertebrate diversity and water quality in streams draining Mt. Kenya catchment. Riparian tree ...
Following Kenya’s instances of ethno-political violence in the period 1992-2012, there are concerns that a comprehensive redress for victims of human rights abuses remains largely a mirage. This study is driven by the concern that despite numerous transitional justice efforts carried out by the government and the civil society, relationships among communities in Molo sub-county remain tense, marked with suspicion and a desire for revenge. This study seeks to find out whether restorative jus...
This research investigated the community-based approaches and interventions that have been adopted by communities in Nairobi and Mombasa Counties of Kenya in counterradicalization work. Community-based approaches focusing on building the resilience of communities to react and respond to challenges posed by youth radicalization including their involvement in violent extremism are now considered to be a key plank of any counterterrorism work globally. The underlying perspective for this shift i...
The Kenya government, in collaboration with other stakeholders involved in the provision of family planning services, have put in place various strategies and policies to increase uptake of family planning services. These are aimed at increasing contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), reduction in both total fertility rate (TFR) and unmet need for family planning services. Despite the various strategies and policies, total fertility rate still remains high at 4.6 percent, while CPR and unmet nee...