Immanuel Kant rejected the classical ontological, cosmological, and teleological arguments for the existence of God on the grounds of their probabilistic status. Having comprehensively analysed, criticized, and rejected the classical proofs of God’s existence, Kant turned to the moral field to find justification for the belief in God. Having concluded that speculative or pure reason (which supports the classical metaphysical argument) cannot escape the sphere of probability, Kant turne...
ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to examine why majority of Medium sized firms in Kenya remain focused on the domestic market. While some firms have internationalized their operations, they only do it at a very limited scale even though they may be facing somewhat similar market conditions abroad. The specific focus of this study therefore is to examine the factors that influence internationalization of medium sized firms in Kenya. A diverse explanation to this problem exists in the litera...
Abstract The study proposition was that Islamization of Igembe people had taken place largely due to miraa trade but no research had so far been undertaken in religious studies perspectives to address the issue. The four objectives of the study were determining the extent of the spread of Islam in Igembe, studying the cultural importance of miraa, establishing the contribution of miraa trade to Islamization, and examining the effects of Islamization. Theoretical framework relied on Islamizat...
With increased internet use, organizations have shifted to new media to reach more audiences, to build mutual relationships with them, and to create a positive corporate image and reputation. Over the years, organizations have focused on analysing quantitative factors on online reviews to identify the degree of satisfied and dissatisfied customers, and have failed to understand the emotional aspects behind customer complaints. This study sought to examine online reviews by Facebook reviewers ...
State borders ideally frame the perception of security through the logic of insiders/outsiders and natives /non-natives. Insecurity is perceived as threats posed by outsiders, the ‘enemies' of the state. The view silences insecurities within the borders of a state. This exclusivist view of the border eliminates grey areas, and where such exist they are assumed danger zones. The realist and neo-realist perspectives understand security from historical protection or infringement of states' bor...
Personality Traits have been found to be a major contributor in marital conflicts due to their effect on interpersonal interactions of a couple within marriage. However, few studies have been done in Kenya to examine the effect of personality traits on marital Satisfaction. In this study, two standardized self-report questionnaires, the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS and The Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI) were used to assess Personality Traits and to measure marital satisfaction....
With Facebook pages boasting 65% of social interaction with brands, banks indicate that they have moved 70% of customer relations and formal communication globally to social platforms such as Facebook, but customer response has been poor. Guided by the unified theory of acceptancy of use of technology, the study examined factors that influence the choice to use Facebook pages for online communication by bank customers. A mixed methods research approach was used while adopting a concurrent tri...
The role of crisis response strategies in protecting organization reputation is not in doubt. Crisis response strategies, or what an organization says and does after a crisis hits, are very crucial in safeguarding the legitimacy of an organization as well as protect the stakeholders from further harm. The application of these strategies is anchored on the level of attribution of crisis responsibility or simply the level of blame stakeholders attribute to an organization. Solai dam tragedy was...
The present research investigates newspaper framing of devolution as a new development concept in Kenya from 2013 to 2017. Specifically, the study examines five things: (i) The frames which newspaper journalists used in the four-year coverage of devolution; (ii) Through the lens of attribution of responsibility frame, who were the most blamed actors for the problems that faced the new development concept of devolution; (iii) Whether the coverage of devolution was framed more from an episodic ...
ABSTRACT Economic reforms are the different macroeconomic and microeconomic policies designed by the government to redress the distortion in the economy of any nation. It is important to mention that Economic reform is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Almost all countries the world over have undertaken different forms of economic reforms at one time of the other. The contents and strategy of reforms have varied from country to country depending on the circumstance of each country. One of the c...
As a result of high internet penetration in Kenya, political discourse has slowly shifted to cyberspace effectively forming online public spheres. With this in mind, this study sought to examine themes of inclusivity, equality and problematization of issues on Twitter during the Kenyan 2016/2017 elections using the hashtag #electionske2017. The study used the public sphere theory by Jurgen Habermas to examine political conversations of Kenyans on Twitter. To accomplish this, the study applied...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to expose and evaluate Thomas Kuhn’s concept of paradigm shift in science with a view to showing that scientific progress is not achieved by appealing to traditional methods of doing science only. Scholars who uphold the traditional idea of science like Rudolf Carnap, are of the view that scientific innovations must exist within a tradition. They forgot that science can also be driven by moral, political and religious beliefs which according to Harding...
Studies on the social support of women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the Kenyan society are minimal. This research presented and identified some mental health outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence, that is, depression and PTSD, and how they are affected by social support. Using a sample size of 193 participants from Kayole, this research explored the effectiveness of social support to the female survivors of IPV. The female survivors, 18 to 60 years, were either in the intim...
ABSTRACT The aberrations that exist among Pentecostals in Igboland of Nigeria have created doubts on the minds of people on what true Pentecostal spirituality is all about. The excesses which include monetization of anointing, flamboyant lifestyle of some Pentecostal preachers and prosperity gospel among others have caused some Christians to deviate from true Christianity. The purpose of this research is to reconstruct and x-ray the life and contributions of George Nnoromchi Alioha (1912-199...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Though production of cereal crops in Tanzania could succumb to the projected climate change, research has mainly focused on maize (Zea mays L), the main staple crop for the country, and just little work has been done to analyse climate change impacts specifically on sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench]. This study analysed the nature and sources of vulnerability on sorghum production by smallholder farmers due to climate variability and change and evaluated possible farm-l...