ABSTRACT Youth in Kenya are face by various socio-economic problems such as poor housing facilities, lack of good medical services, poor sanitation, poverty, hunger, social exclusion, poor social networking, high crime rates, drug and substance abuse and unemployment. By addressing the youth unemployment challenge these socio-economic problems can be solved. On realizing these, the Government of Kenya introduced the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), with an aim of supporting youth-ow...
ABSTRACT The sugar sector generates an estimated 12 billion shillings annually, supporting livelihoods of about six million people in Kenya. Women bear the greatest responsibility of managing contracted sugarcane while men benefit from the profits as farming contracts are owned by the latter. Aspects of critical evaluation of patriarchal structures, equitable sharing of sugarcane profits and compensation for labour provided on the farms have not been documented and these comprised the focus ...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is the backbone of Kenyan economy contributing to both Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and export earnings. The Ministry of Agriculture plays a key role in bringing farmers together and educates them on food production practices through various approaches. The Common Interest Groups is one of the extension approaches where farmers with similar interests are brought together for the purpose of imparting technologies. One of the major production areas promoted by extension ag...
ABSTRACT Youth in Kenya constitute approximately two thirds of the total population. They continue to face various challenges ranging from unemployment; societal negative perceptions; malnutrition; drugs and substance abuse; inadequate or non existence of youth friendly health facilities; peer pressure and lack of involvement in decision making in various positions. This has called for use of youth development approach interventions to ensure youth empowerment. Such interventions include tal...
ABSTRACT This study examined the extent to which the local community participated in wildlife conservation in Amboseli Ecosystem guided by three objectives: to examine the effect of land tenure and land use systems on community participation in wildlife conservation; to assess the implication of wildlife policies and legal framework on community participation in wildlife conservation; and to identify incentives for enhanced community participation and securing more space for wildlife conserva...
ABSTRACT Potato is widely consumed as a staple world over with direct consumption by humans as food being 31.3 kg per capita. In Kenya, potato follows maize in order of importance for human consumption with a countrywide production of between 4.4 t/ha and 15 t/ha. However, 40t/ha are possible. The Ministry of Agriculture through collaborative efforts with other stakeholders developed improved potato varieties and released them for farmers to plant in Kenya in order to bridge the low level of ...
ABSTRACT In most developing countries, access to education has not been fully realized especially among marginalised communities. This is more specifically pronounced in marginalised communities as well as low income households such as the Ogiek community of Nakuru County. The Ogiek community, an indigenous people, does not give equal opportunities to boys and girls to access education. This is due to socio-cultural practices and poverty because the community lacks access to resources resulti...
ABSTRACT The number of people living below the poverty line in Kenya has continued to increase. This is attributable, among other things, to the declining agricultural output due to the rapidly changing climatic conditions and small farm sizes. Rural households have, therefore, diversified their income sources by participating in non-farm activities alongside small-scale agricultural activities (multiple job holding) to get basic needs. However, there is the question as to whether policy shou...
The livestock sector is an important component of the Kenyan economy and contributes about 40% of the agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is about 10% of the nationalGDP. Dairy farming sub-sector plays a very significant role in the development of the Kenyan economy due to its impact on the GDP, alleviation of poverty, food security, employment creation and provision of raw materials to milk processors. Over 70% of the dairy farmers in Kenya are smallholders. Lack of credit ...
ABSTRACT The involvement of women in Self Help Groups is justified as it serves the welfare of its members through savings, investment, capacity building and loan services. However, in Tinderet Sub-county women still encounter limitations and fewer opportunities, especially in regards to income-generating activities and social status that the government would consider best practice in pursuance of achieving rural Sustainable Development. The broad objective of this study was to examine the ef...
ABSTRACT Women in urban areas draw from a wide range of activities in the informal sector to secure livelihood needs for urban households. Their contribution to urban livelihoods continues to facilitate the development of assets and capabilities, supporting them to move beyond basic income generation towards increased economic resiliency. However, the significance of women‟s involvement in informal sector activities has largely been generalized with limited information on their contribution...
All the regions of the world are vulnerable to climate change where droughts have become more unpredictable due to climate change. Effects droughts are felt most severely by the livestock based economies and livelihoods in the Kenyan Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) where rainfall amounts are low, erratic and unreliable. Pastoralism is a key production system in ASAL areas using extensive grazing for livestock production. While pastoralists in ASAL areas have adjusted their livestock fee...
Dairy farming is an important industry in Kenya with an estimated value of Ksh 160 billion and supporting over 1 million households. Commercial smallholder dairy farmers number over onemillion and produce about 80% of marketed milk in the country. However, the smallholder dairy farmers have had to contend with ups and down in the industry since its liberalization and collapse and revival of the then Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) in 1990s. However, the factors that influence smallho...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the determinants and prevalence of violence against children in low income urban households in Eldoret, Kenya. Violence against children and the exploitation of children are global social, economic, human rights and public health issues, with significant negative health and social impacts. Even though the consequences of violence against children may vary according to its nature and severity, the short-term and long-term repercussions are often grave and damaging....
ABSTRACT This study focused on the assessment of factors affecting Isiolo county community wildlife conservancy with reference to ecotourism development in Kenya. Community based wildlife conservancy has become a popular approach especially in Africa since it has been found to be effective in conservation of wildlife outside protected areas and ecotourism developments. However community based wildlife conservation approach faces a number of challenges undermining its achievement of ecotouris...