Abstract: Kenya’s foreign policy anchors towards its interlinking pillars, with the cultural diplomacy pillar seeking to promote sports diplomacy by recognizing the role of athletes. Kenya therefore seeks to pursue its national interests in its relations with other countries through sports diplomacy to meet its foreign policy objectives. These foreign policy goals include integration, projection of Kenya’s image and prestige, regional peace and security, multilateralism, economic prosper...
Abstract: The study sought to examine the role of the UN in dealing with Cyber Insecurity between 2007 and 2017. The study focused on the following specific objectives: to examine the role of the UN Charter in dealing with the threat of cyber insecurity; to analyse the role of the UN system in dealing with cyber insecurity in the international system; and to examine the challenges facing the UN in dealing with Cyber Insecurity. The target population of this study was the international system...
Abstract: This research has been driven by the desire (of a practitioner assigned to mobilize potential investors to Malawi in a diplomatic office) to find a solution to challenges faced by Malawi in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Starting from a foreign policy analysis point of view, it is clear that foreign policy has two major strands: the traditional power politics which is dependent on military power; and the economic diplomacy which has evolved from commercial diplomacy. A...
Abstract: This study’s proposition is to investigate three hegemony questions. Whilst each question seeks to answer a different question, they are interdependent and a piece of a broader thought. They critically examine the concept of hegemony in a quest to understand the actual power actors of the different African regions. This study aims to contextualise hegemony by interrogating African features and realities that makes a state hegemonically powerful. Due to the dominance of western in...
Abstract: Hunger and food insecurity are present and prominent threats to human development, and are especially dire in the developing world. At least a third of Kenya‟s population suffers from chronic and routine hunger and malnutrition, including farmers, pastoralists, and people living in both rural and urban areas of the country. While this situation of food insecurity has been caused by technical issues such as climate change, poor quality seeds, soil degradation and reliance on rain-...
Abstract: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in South Sudan face many challenges related to humanitarian intervention. Large numbers of internally displaced (IDPs) and those fleeing conflict need humanitarian relief. NGOs are incapable of providing much needed help in time whenever conflict erupts. Attempts by International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) to carryout needs assessment in times of humanitarian crisis is reason enough to warrant conflict mitigation. This study will be...
Abstract: The world is continually hearing about the unrelenting expansion of the use of digital technologies like social media around the globe. The relevance of social media channels to diplomacy goes far beyond usage numbers. The universal use of social media has important strategic implications for the diplomatic community because it has fundamentally changed the ways that governments engage with their citizens and position themselves on the global stage. Social media has fundamentally i...
Abstract: The 21st century marks the global rise of the democratic system of governance and the fall of authoritarian regimes. Authoritarian rule have increasingly fallen across the developing countries especially in Africa. This wave was further propelled by the fall of the bi-polar international system and rise of a multi-polar one which heralded the emergence of external actors particularly western donors including NGOs, INGOs and IGO‘s which have spurred and supported the democratizati...
Abstract: This thesis sought to examine Kenya’s economic diplomacy in the Asian continent, with a specific focus on China. It examined economic diplomacy as a pillar of Kenya’s foreign policy in advancing Kenya’s socio-economic development. The thesis also sought to study the role of domestic agency, local politics and the interests of politicians in the ascendancy of economic diplomacy to become a mainstay of Kenyan foreign policy. The method of research used was literature review of ...
Abstract: Restoring governance, building trust and lasting peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in post-conflict countries are some of the most daunting of challenges for global peace and security. The main objective of the study was to establish the role of Non-State Actors in promoting good governance in South Sudan using as case study of Oxfam. The specific objectives of the study were to: Establish the extent to which Oxfam has promoted good governance in South Sudan., Determine the ...
Abstract: The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is the regional organization of eight Eastern African countries with a stated ambition to achieve peace, prosperity and economic cooperation, social and corporate development and regional integration among its member states. Each of these objectives is challenging, but none more so than the maintenance of peace and security in the region is more cumbersome. IGAD is the most conflict affected region in Africa. The study incorpor...
Abstract: The rising phenomenon of European ultra-nationalism has signalled a significant shift in the continent‟s politics, as more radical right-wing leaders and parties come into power. Many of the ideologies of these radical parties and individuals have often been viewed as discriminatory and exclusionary; more so toward non-European groups, arriving in the continent and fleeing conflict at home and thus threatens Europe‟s intervention in humanitarian action. This research explored t...
Abstract: The main objective of the study was to determine the impact of the self-integration of Somali refugees in Nairobi on Kenya-Somalia relations. Precisely, the study sought to; establish the impact of self-integration of Somali refugees in Nairobi on trade, security and immigration process between Kenya and Somalia. The theories that underpinned this study include interdependence theory and security theory. This study adopts a descriptive research design. The study population was cate...
Abstract: This paper explores the use of mediation and negotiation as a strategy of conflict resolution in the case of Kenya 2007/2008 post-election violence crisis. The rationale behind this study was that mediation and negotiation as a conflict resolution strategy has been used in different conflicts such as Colombia, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia without success. On the other hand, mediation and negotiation was used successfully in South Sudan, but it did not bring everlasting peace in...
Abstract: This study involved a sample of 57 students from Joy Town Secondary School for the Physically Challenged, and two of their teachers who were interviewed. The study sought to find out if there was a relationship between physical disability and self-image and to establish the self-image concerns among physically challenged adolescents in the School. The specific objectives of the study were to establish how adolescents with physical disability perceived their self-image, determine ho...