Abstract: The media has in recent history especially towards the end of the cold war been a key factor in the formation and exercise of foreign policy by states. The media has the ability to influence decision making as well as set the conditions that states as actors consider in foreign policy processes. However, this ability have been thought of to change from developed to developing countries. It is this perplexing issue that this study sought to examine as it set out to find out the infl...
Abstract: This thesis attempts to analyze the US foreign policy towards Africa between 1989 and 2015. This period marks the end of the Cold War which has been experienced from 1945 to 1989. It is worth noting that before the Cold War period, with spectacular events in the international arena such as the scramble and partition of Africa and earlier the international slave trade, the US did not have direct foreign policy towards Africa. The US did not participate in the partition of Africa how...
Abstract: This study explores the link between conflict and environmental security among pastoral communities in Kenya and in particular, the Turkana community. It further investigates the theoretical linkages between conflict and environmental safety. Besides, it interrogates the nature of the relationships among these variables and the effect on pastoralists’ livelihoods. It also establishes the significance of and institutional and normative frameworks on the prevention, management and ...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to determine the role that the media and international relations played in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. The specific objectives were to examine the role of media and International Relations the effects of ethnic tensions, failure of international community to intervene in the genocide immediately it began, impunity and the failure of humanitarian intervention in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Secondary data was used to investigate the role that the medi...
Abstract: This thesis explores the problem of recurrent armed violence among the pastoral communities in Karamoja and the neighboring communities. It shall investigate why after many attempts at eradicating insecurity in the Karamoja region, there remains persistent armed violence. The study argues that while Karamoja is no stranger to armed violence and insecurity, the conflict has brought in new players and new dynamics. The Karamojong have survived through a mix of natural disasters and h...
Abstract: The primary objective of this study was to carry out a comparative case study research on the influence of economic policies in business tourism in Kenya and South Africa. This study intended to present a comparative point of view regarding the influence of economic policies on the business tourism industry with reference between Kenya and the Republic of South Africa. The objectives of the study included the need to examine the economic policies of Kenya and South Africa in relati...
Abstract: Communities in the Karamoja cluster have been embroiled in conflict for many years, occasioned by competition for resources especially grazing land and water. The general objective of the study was to establish the role of intercultural communication in conflict management with special focus on Karamoja cluster. The study specifically aimed to: determine the role of culture in fueling conflict among the Karamoja cluster communities; ascertain the impact of cultural diversity on pea...
Abstract: The general objective of this study is to determine the role of military intervention in conflict situations: A Case Study of Somalia. Specifically, the study was to: one, establish the influence of military intervention in peace enforcement in Somalia; two, examine the influence of military intervention in facilitating humanitarian assistance in Somalia and three to explore the influence of military intervention in peace building in Somalia. This study was an analysis of the liter...
Abstract: This thesis explores different aspects of the sub-conflict of Kashmir that has become the one of the most dangerous issue not only in South Asia but also in the world. It is so important that it be studied a full conflict in itself. Therefore, the significance of the movement understood. The study explores the development of the sub-conflict of Kashmir over the broader inter-state conflict between India and Pakistan. It seeks to map the role of Pakistan and Indian leadership in the...
Abstract: Studies around the world indicate that social support is one of the protective factors that guard against postpartum depression (PPD) yet little is known regarding women’s perceptions of sources or forms of support following childbirth in Nairobi County. The current study purposed to explore social support available for women and its function in preventing PPD. One hundred and twenty-three mothers were approached while waiting in line for postnatal clinic at Pumwani maternity hos...
Abstract: In today’s contemporary age, due to the pervasive chauvinist and repressive experiences of the women in Islam, Muslim women felt that the only way to be emancipated intellectually, socially, politically and economically was through fighting for their basic human rights. There is a mounting growth of Muslim women demanding for their rights guaranteed to them by Islam to be applied in their societies. Equally, women are advancing to the ranks of Islamic scholars, therefore providin...
Abstract: the adoption of liberal constitutions that provide for extensive bills of rights in the world, there has been strong resistance among African countries to extend these rights to include minority groups, particularly the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTI) community. To date, same-sex sexual relations, particularly male to male sexual relations remain outlawed in more than two thirds of African countries, Kenya included. Although several African leaders h...
Abstract: The major conclusions of this study are presented by deconstructing and examining the outcomes of each hypothesis derived from the research questions formulated in chapter one. The two main research questions looked at how individual centered factors and arising situational factors influence voter behavior and while the analysis conducted in chapter four indicated that there is no statistically significant relationship between each of these factors and voter behavior, the implied e...
Abstract: The rise in the prevalence of NCDs is thought to be the result of complex interaction between health, economic growth and development and is strongly associated with universal trends such as population ageing, unplanned urbanization and globalization of unhealthy lifestyles. Even with government efforts in enhancing availability of early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the breast cancers, uptake of these services has remained low and/or delayed over time. The purpose of the ...
Abstract: Background: The effects of breastfeeding during infancy have been a major point of inquiry among scientists. Scientists link breastfeeding to child cognitive, educational, mental, behavioral and psychomotor development (Kramer, 2008; Oddy, 2006). The literature was sourced using the relevant research articles from Psych Net, PubMed and Google Scholar among others. Objectives: The general objective of the research was to find out the effects of exclusive breastfeeding on cognitive d...