Abstract: From the Ancient period to the modern day, the relation between Ethiopia and Somalia has been marred by religious and ethnic rivalries as well as territorial dispute and competition for regional hegemony. With the collapse of Somalia state in 1991 shifted the balance of power in favor of Ethiopia; the latter repeatedly intervened Somalia politically and militarily in order to keep the new status quo. This thesis examines the nature and the impact of Ethiopian foreign policy towards...
Abstract: The issue of poverty and hunger continues to be a great challenge in the world. The millennium development goals was a framework that was implemented for the purpose of assisting the world towards its endeavors of halving poverty and hunger. The implementation of MDGs in Kenya began in 2002.Critiques have argued that the time set to achieve the MDGs in Africa was unfair given the fact that most African countries were in extreme poverty following the implementation of the IMF and Wo...
Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of premarital counseling on marital stability among couples in Nairobi County. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive research design. The sample consisted of 105 married persons from Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), Milimani South Presbytery. The participants were married for ten years and below. The study utilized the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) to determine the level of marital distress as a measure of marital ...
Abstract: This thesis researched the links between resource distribution, and the state of security in North Eastern Kenya. The study aimed to determine if indeed such links existed, and when they did, to check how they manifested themselves and affected residents of the region. The study explored prior and current government initiatives that have aimed to remedy inequality in resource distribution. The study identified instances of historical injustices aiming to establish existing percepti...
Abstract: The study has five objectives which are to identify the political, economic, social, cultural and technological barriers to the East African Community Integration. The study constitutes a literature review of research conducted on interstate dissonance that are a damper to regional integration. The study also provides a synopsis of, not only the findings made in the literature reviewed but also the methodology employed to unearth the respective findings. The study uses secondary da...
Abstract: According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 2015 report, 2015 experienced the highest number of refugees in history. The total number of refugees and internally displaced people hit the 50 million mark, which was the highest since the end of World War II. More interesting though, is that the refugees are hosted by developing countries, whose economic and political structures are weak compared to their developed counterparts. In Africa, regional instabilit...
Abstract: Student satisfaction in institutions of higher learning has been studied extensively. However, studies looking at satisfaction in BA Psychology programs in African universities are almost nonexistent. This study investigated the satisfaction of students and alumni with the BA Psychology degree program, mainly focusing on the curriculum design and content offered at the United States International University-Africa. To examine this, data was collected from respondents in their senio...
Abstract: Evidently, after road transport, rail transport comes second as the most important mode of transport in East Africa, for freight as well as passenger services. The study sought to critically analyze how the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) had contributed to the promotion of harmony among the East African member states. The SGR being a futuristic project serves to integrate Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. The SGR will act as an integration tool and will enable the East Afr...
Abstract: The concept of development communication having originated from Asia has been absorbed and endorsed by various institutions, organizations and projects for the purposes of social change in a community or a country. Employing development communication in organizations, institutions and projects has proven to be very useful. The main techniques of development communication include information dissemination, social marketing, social mobilization, media advocacy and seminars/conference...
Abstract: This thesis examines the influence that immigration, particularly EU immigration played on Britain’s decision to vote leave in the 2016 referendum, and impending withdraw from the European Union. This was done by contextualizing how the United Kingdom adopted a continental immigration policy via the EU, and how this gradually changed in the last 20years. Findings show that EU immigration into the United Kingdom had consistently and exponentially risen during this period, which ha...
Abstract: Sudan is still experiencing tensions and civil strife while fighting over boundary towns with rich oil mines and experiencing civil war that was facilitated by the president’s decision to redraw the internal boundaries. African Union has been on the front line to condemn any form of hostilities against each other and draft maps that would guide Sudan and South Sudan towards the road to peaceful co-existence. The main objective of the study was to establish the effectiveness of Af...
Abstract: Since the collapse the government in 1991, Somalia has witnessed prevalent violence and the creation of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in 2012 has not abated the situation as the FGS remains largely infective in protecting the population including children against human rights violation and abuse. Furthermore, Somalia law is based on traditional and Shari’a law, Xeer, which gives little room for children rights protection in the county. The purpose of this study was to e...
Abstract: Developing Countries constitute one-third of the membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO) yet their participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) is low. Do developing countries have trade disputes? What are their preferred channels of dispute settlement? The study is defined by three objectives: To determine how developing countries resolve their trade disputes and what their preferred channels of Dispute Settlement are; to determine the reasons behind the lo...
Abstract: The East African Community has changed a lot since it was first incorporated; a lot of learning areas have been translated into the institutions currently put in place to ensure balanced growth and peaceful coexistence of member states. This study looks at the main areas of non compliance with the EAC treaty then proceeds to investigate the reaction of states when the intervention of the court is evoked to elicit compliance then the study finally looks at the authority the court ha...
Abstract: This research set out to analyse the use of the use of language as a tool for soft power to advance the French interest in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: analyse how the French have used language as a soft power tool in Kenya; determine the cultural and educational influence of French in Kenya and to, analyse avenues for developing French-Kenya relations. France is known as one of the few nations that have stuck with the of soft power for centuries. However, French rel...