Abstract: The first African billionaire to appear on Forbes magazine, a globally renowned American business magazine that annually ranks billionaires across the globe, was South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe in 2008. Since then, the number of African billionaires according to Forbes Magazine has increased to 18 as of 2022. Aliko Dangote appeared on the magazine in 2010 and has held the position as the richest person in Africa consecutively since then. The rise in number of wealthy people, espec...
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between depression and alcohol use among working class in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study will focus on women aged 30 - 60 years. A sample of 103 Kenyan women was obtained by random sampling. Data was collected by using a socio-demographic questionnaire, Becks Depression Inventory to measure Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for alcohol use assessment. Data analysis was done using inferential statistics ...
Abstract: Emotional job demand has been considered to be a leading factor in job dissatisfaction. This study focused on establishing the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among call center workers. The study objectives were; to determine the level of emotional intelligence, assess their levels of job satisfaction, and establish the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among selected call center workers from Nairobi County, Kenya. The...
Abstract: Rwanda announced in January 2022 that they were reopening the Gatuna/Katuna border shared with Uganda that was close since February 2019. This border closure came as a result of an overt conflict between these two neighboring countries that started in 2017. Although this border closure came as a surprise to many Rwandans and Ugandans alike, it was not the first time that an EAC member took a unilateral decision to close its border to another EAC member state. This study investigate...
Abstract: The study hypothesis gaps in psychological literature argued that relationships between compassion fatigue (CF), secondary traumatic stress (STS), Burnout (BO), Sociodemographic and Work-Related Factors on caregivers in public and private children's home did not exist. The specific objectives were (1) establish levels of CF, STS and Burnout among caregivers in public and private children's home (2) assess relationship between CF, STS, BO, Sociodemographic and Work-Related Factors o...
Abstract: Decentralization is classified into four types: devolution, delegation, privatization, and de-concentration. The Kenyan government 2010 Constitution established devolved units, and confirmed a devolved governance mode of authority in 2013. The main objective of this research is to explore the impact of devolution on socio-economic development in Wajir County, Kenya. The objectives of the study include; to establish how Wajir County Government officials and residents conceptualize d...
Abstract: Child protection during conflict is vital and can be a starting point in mitigating the risks faced by children during conflict by generating the will for de-escalation among parties to the conflict. Child protection has been particularly challenging during the conflict in the Congo despite the ratification of various international instruments on child protection. Child protection interventions in the DRC inevitably run into challenges like funding, being undermined by cultural pra...
Abstract: Masculinity and stigma are the most inhibiting factors to psychological help-seeking behaviour in men and encompasses issues and implications that demand professional psychological interventions which are beyond the scope of male college students’ scope. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of Masculinity and Stigma, and to establish the relationship they had on the psychological help-seeking behaviour among male college students at the United States International Unive...
Abstract: Screen time usage activities have been linked to several negative health outcomes such as increased violence, low quality of life, poor body self-image, engagement in risky behaviors like drug and alcohol use, and cardio-metabolic diseases. The specific objectives of the study were: to assess the prevalence of screen time usage among school going children; to determine gender differences in screen time usage among school going children; and to establish relationship between screen ...
Abstract: The Textiles and Apparel industry has in the past acted as a catapult for many developing nations towards industrialization. With the global apparel market expected to grow to $2.25 Trillion in 2025 from $1.7 Trillion in 2021, there is a growing demand and without a doubt a massive potential market that Kenya’s Textile & Clothing (T&C) sector ought to tap into as a competitive supplier on it path to industrialization. The purpose of this paper was to analyze ways in which Kenya c...
Abstract: The goal of this study was to examine the importance of community policing on youth radicalization in the North Eastern region of Kenya, Wajir County. Study indicated that there is the rise in radicalization of the youth in the North Eastern region and subsequent terrorist attacks in the region in the past one decade. To achieve this goal, the study was guided by three specific objectives. The first objective was to determine the influence of radicalization on conflict level in Waj...
Abstract: The study’s focus was on how Kenya responded to the Covid-19 pandemic in the year 2020. The objectives of the study were to understand how the country securitized the pandemic, the public policy options that supported the response and to examine how Kenyans perceived the countermeasures fronted by the government. The securitization theory was employed in analyzing Kenya’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic after the first case was announced on 13th March 2020. The mixed method r...
Abstract: This study aims to interrogate orientalist discourses used by French media to construct a distorted representation of the Sahel and facilitate France's securitization of the region. The research focuses on Le Monde and Le Figaro, the two largest newspapers in Metropole France, by mapping their discursive legitimization strategies across the three dimensions specified in Fairclough's model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This research study deploys postcolonialism as a theoret...
Abstract: The context of Rwanda’s international politics is unavoidably imbedded with the 1994 genocide and the subsequent reign of President Paul Kagame. However, this thesis problematized the developmental state concept in Rwanda’s context by delving into Rwanda’s development and foreign policy motivations covering the period 1994 to 2021. Taking the economic development angle, the study had three objectives; the first was to find out the capacity of Rwanda’s bureaucracy and the ex...
Abstract: Kenya was a featured country at the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, a cultural event with an international profile attracting one million visitors in Washington DC, USA. Literature on Kenyan cultural diplomacy draws attention to two issues; first, its potential in improving Kenya’s relations with other countries. Second, the lack of cooperation between the government and cultural practitioners as one of the shortcomings of how cultural diplomacy is currently conducted. This p...