This study was designed to find out the constraints to electronic books utilization in private university libraries in Kenya. Although E-books have been around for some time and in spite of the advantages that may accrue from their use, they remained less utilized compared to other electronic resources in private university libraries in Kenya.
As a whole, this study in its psychoanalytical, cultural and biblical investigations on the origins, contents and functions of dreams will propose some answers to some of the above pertinent questions. One of the African cultural approaches to dreams that motivated the writing of this academic writing.
Youth failing to participate in the Church programmes though they attend church in large numbers has been a major concern in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Kajiado Presbytery. As a result, most of church groups are being led by the elderly people. Failure of youths to be represented in various church groups is a great threat to growing churches because it means that future leaders are not being groomed which can result to having weak churches or even dissolution of some co...
This study was conducted within the Church of the Nazarene, Malawi Central District. The study sought to investigate the effectiveness of pastoral counselling in the management of HIV/AIDS in the church. The objectives of the study were to establish the role of pastors concern for members welfare in effective management of HIV/AIDS; to assess the role of pastors social skills in HIV/AIDS management; to examine the role of pastors training (technical skills) in HIV/AIDS; and to determine�...
The phenomenal rise of the Prosperity Gospel Teaching (PGT) continues to mushroom in Christian circles and has an influence on the whole-life stewardship. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of prosperity gospel teaching (PGT) on whole-life stewardship in AGC in the Kampala area, Uganda. The conceptual framework for the whole-life stewardship has three independent variables as popular prosperity gospel teaching, biblical theology of material prosperity, and cultural co...
There is general appreciation of the fact that African countries still face challenges when it comes to enacting policies to develop either economically, socially and politically. This is more so in less performing economies where; trade, urbanization, and decentralization as is the case all over the world is key to assisting these countries develop in many ways. Government is the first and last resort employer because it is through legal government policies that public and private indus...
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) continues to be an everyday threat to citizens in disputes across the globe, and universally for ages, have been a selected armament for non state armed groups. This has been attributed to the proliferation of terrorist groups which have carried out attacks against security agencies and civilians alike. As a result, statistically, many deaths have been caused by IED attacks. In Kenya, since the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) joined the African Union Missio...
Previous studies reveal that the hearing impaired learners face several challenges in their written English. These challenges affect their communication, which is likely to affect their education and career aspirations. This study investigated the use of cohesion in hearing-impaired learners’ English written texts. It investigated ways by which hearing impaired learners in Form Three have been able to achieve cohesion in their written texts as well as the errors related to the use of c...
ABSTRACT Developing a customer ftlcus is an absolute necessity for any organization that wants to be successful, be it a ·Federal, Stale or Local government, company X or one of the many federal departments or agencies. The importance of recognizing customers' desires, needs, and expectations in planning for the future cannot be overemphasized. Each of the best-inclass partners has recognized this and ha~ taken active, even aggressive, steps to make sure that the customers are heard111�...
The study sought to assess the effects of devolved governance on health service delivery in Thika level five hospitals in Kiambu County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the influence of devolution of the health sector on health care service delivery in Thika level five hospital, assess various strategies that the Kiambu county government is using to support and improve health care service delivery in Thika Level Five Hospital, and explore the challenges affecting t...
Governments in developing countries are increasingly exploring methods and systems to modernize and improve public financial management. This study intended to determine the contributions of Integrated Financial Management Systems on financial accountability within devolved governments. The study was guided by the following objectives: - determine the opportunities availed by IFMIS in financial accountability within devolved governments, to assess the effectiveness of IFMIS on financial accou...
Education is a fundamental right for all persons including those with disabilities and special needs. It is a key to other human rights, the heart of development and a tool for empowering people to improve their welfare. However, placing learners with disabilities into the general education setting without proper support and intervention has proved disastrous to their wellbeing and academic performance. The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of school based factors on academi...
The study was undertaken in Kainuk, Kenya and was aimed at evaluating the of ethnic violence among Christian youth. The objectives of this study were to some of the causes of ethnic violence, to evaluate the impact of ethnic violence, the role of the Church in promoting peace, and to examine the role of the in promoting peace among the Christian youth in Kainuk. The research topic established parameters within which the research focused. The not deal with all Christian youth. Only the views o...
Abstract This study analyzes the difficulties of using conditional verb encountered by students of French language. It targeted the identification of using the conditional verb, the problems facing grade 3 female students in the use of conditional verb at the school of language in the university of Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences. The study tries to recognize the conditional: how the conditional is expressed without the use of conditional article, how the relationship between conditional ex...
Radicalization and terrorism is a global concern through the media and internet networks. It has been linked with lawlessness, destruction of property, as well as instilling fear among the citizens of developed and undeveloped countries. Previous studies have demonstrated that most people who were radicalized were well educated, employed as well as active in the local communities. The major factors for radicalization were influence of perception of marginalization, discrimination, political o...