Research Papers/Topics in Humanities and Social Science

Sex Education Among The Youth In Redeemed Gospel Church In Mathare Settlement Area In Nairobi County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Sex education among the youth as been researched on in several churches in Kenya, however, little has been done on what influences the youth into sexual immorality in Redeemed Gospel Church in Mathare Informal Settlement Area in Nairobi County. Mathare Informal Settlement Area has eight Redeemed Gospel Churches which have sex education programmes for the youth. Nonetheless, analysis has shown that youth involvement in sexual immorality is still rampant. This is characterized by the p...

Efficacy Of Information Technology In Protecting Personal And Business Data In Nairobi County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The need for the identification of all persons in all jurisdictions in the world has become universal. However, the loss of identification documents whether through criminality or negligence has major security implications not only for the individual but also to entities that have perpetuities. Studies have shown that these challenges can be solved by embracing modern technology which many countries including Kenya are yet to achieve. This study examined the factors that limit the i...

Third Party Intervention In Conflict Management: The Kenya-Led Inter-Governmental Authority On Development (Igad) Process And The Sudanese Conflict

ABSTRACT This study interrogates factors that enabled the Kenya-led Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Process to successfully mediate between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People‟s Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M). The core element of the study is triggered by the fact that other third parties made several attempts to resolve the conflict but they did not succeed. For instance, President Milton Obote of Uganda, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, the 1972 Addis Ababa Acc...

Determinants Of High Non-Revenue Water: A Case Of Water Utilities In Murang’a County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Non-Revenue Water is a major challenge for water utilities especially in developing countries where water network maintenance has often been neglected for long periods of time as the loss of water produced can endanger the recovery of their expenses. Strategies to reduce water losses have been developed and are practiced worldwide. Whilst developed countries have to cope mainly with physical losses, developing countries are also facing the issue of commercial losses including water m...

Globalization And Its Challenges On The African Conception Of The Person

ABSTRACT This research focuses, in a specific way, on how globalization conception of the person as „I‟ is gradually eroding the African conception of the person as „we‟. Man as an individual in trdational African community is only Western thought rooted in money economy and creation of neo-liberal capitalist way of life that are carried across African communities by globalization. In African traditional societies throughout history, man was not primarily an individual but a member of...

A Constraint-Based Analysis Of Kikamba Nativized Loanwords

ABSTRACT This work is a constraint-based analysis of Kikamba nativized loanwords. The mechanism used by the recipient language in the phonological modification of loanwords has been explained within the framework of Optimality Theory, a linguistic model which proposes that observed forms of languages arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints. It is through the interaction of markedness and faithfulness constraints that the output forms – the nativized words – are realized...

Comprehension Challenges facing Lukabras Listeners Interpreting news Broadcast in luhya By Non-Kabras Presenters of Mulembe Fm

Comprehension Challenges facing Lukabras Listeners Interpreting news Broadcast in luhya By Non-Kabras Presenters of Mulembe Fm

Christian Response To The Phenomenon Of Single-Parenthood In Nairobi

ABSTRACT This study investigated the Christian response to single-parenthood in selected churches in Nairobi County. Specifically, the study analyzed the causes of single-parenthood and their socio-religious implications. It also evaluated the doctrine and social teaching of the church on inclusivity. The study further examined the role of the church as a potential network of support for Christian single-parents. Finally, it explored the possibilities of Christian single-parents acceptance in...

Participation Of Women In Peacebuilding In The Cross Border Conflict Between The Luo Of Upper Nyakach And Kipsigis Of Sigowet Sub-Counties: 1963-1992

ABSTRACT This study examined the participation of women in peace building and reconciliation in cross border conflicts between the Luo of Upper-Nyakach and Kipsigis of Sigowet Sub-Counties respectively after independence. The objectives of this study were to trace the causes and nature of conflict between Luo and Kipsigis; to examine the involvement of women in management of conflicts between Luo and Kipsigis and challenges women have faced in management of conflicts between Luo and Kips...

Church’s Approaches To Peacebuilding And Reconciliation In Ethnic Conflict Areas In Kenya: A Case Study Of Laikipia West District

ABSTRACT In Kenya, the phenomenon of ethnic- related conflicts seem to be frequent. As such, the Church has a call to understand and make use of her divine mission of building peace and fostering reconciliation in the society. However, one wonders which approaches the Church employs in peacebuilding and reconciliation. Could there be other additional methods of peacebuilding and reconciliation she could explore? Existing research into peacebuilding and reconciliation has shown how ineffective...

Intra-Ethnic Relations Among The Sabaot Of Mt.Elgon, Kenya, 1945-2010

ABSTRACT This study focuses on the intra- ethnic relations among the Sabaot community of Mt. Elgon Sub-County, from the period 1945 to 2010. The study only focuses on the Sabaot found in this Sub-County. It also picks out the Sabaot ethnic group in a multilingual area of study. The study took a historical analysis of intra- ethnic relations as an ingredient of conflict on one hand and peace building on the other. It is argued that inter and intra-ethnic relations in the area of study are not ...

Sociolinguistic Variation Of Written Vowels (Ĩ) And (Ŭ) In Gĩkũyũ Texts In Mũrang’a County, Kenya.

ABSTRACT Variation in language occurs at all levels. This sociolinguistic study investigated variation in the orthographic representation of two linguistic variables: vowels (Ĩ) and (Ŭ) in the written Gĩkũyũ texts of residents of Mũrang'a East sub-county in Mũrang'a county, which has a population of 101,606, according to the results of the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census conducted by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Variable (Ĩ) was found to have three variants: [ĩ], [e]...

Relationship Between Staff Responsiveness And Self-Perception Of Juvenile Delinquents In Public Rehabilitation Schools In Nairobi County, Kenya

ABSTRACT One of the measures the Kenya government has taken to rehabilitate and reintegrate child offenders who end up in the juvenile justice system back into the society is to establish rehabilitation schools. These include two reception, rehabilitation and discharge centres; one for boys and another one for girls, and seven rehabilitation schools countrywide. For rehabilitation to take place, the government has staffed these schools with various personnel to facilitate the implementation o...

Creative Arts And Cultural Dynamism: A Study Of Music And Dance Among The Abagusii Of Kenya, 1904 – 2002

ABSTRACT This study was set out to trace the historical development of music and dance among the Abagusii of Kenya in a period extending from 1904 to 2002. It further investigated the dynamism of these cultural aspects and how music and dance changed the cultural history of the Abagusii community overtime. The study was guided by diffusion, structural functionalism, theory of musical change and syncretism theories. Diffusion theory facilitated the identification and analysis of Gusii music an...

Reading Abilities Of Class Four Learners Of English In Four Selected Schools In Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The importance of reading skills in today‘s society is great since one has to rely on reading to get information from many sources. This study focused on assessment of learners‘ reading abilities in rural areas of Maara sub-county in Tharaka-Nithi County. This provided insight into the reading abilities of learners during their early grades in primary schools since the main objectives of this study is to assess the reading abilities of class four learners in rural areas, to asses...


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