Abstract: The study sought to examine the perceptions relating to youth unemployment in Kwale County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to identify factors influencing youth unemployment in Kwale County; to examine the effects of youth unemployment on security in Kwale County and to identify approaches that have been employed by Kenya’s government on youth unemployment and security in Kwale County. Qualitative research design was used and the target population was leaders d...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of the influence of Foreign Direct Investments on youth employment in the Niger Delta. Nigeria is Africa’s leading producer of oil and among the top oil producers in the world. Much of the oil is found in the Niger Delta with a few activities in the Chad basin. This has not made it possible for the communities in the Niger Delta to enjoy the extraction of this wealth. Other countries like Indonesia and Qatar have somethin...
Abstract: This study examines the impact of aid on conflict. It presents a case study of how foreign aid given to Rwanda and Uganda by Western Powers is affecting the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By examining the link between aid and conflict in the DRC, the study aims to portray how the Global North uses proxies to exacerbate conflicts in the Global South under the guise of foreign aid. The research therefore delves into the history of DRC's conflict in detail dating ...
Abstract: This thesis aims at analyzing the UN un-captured process of peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict. It also contributes to the ongoing discussion on conflict resolution in the region by evaluating the impact of peacebuilding initiatives in the conflict and also adds to the discussion of enhancing sustainable long term peace amongst the parties. The central question of the study is to find out why the conflict is still in existence, this is guided by the assumption that the UN’s i...
Abstract: The study focused on the role of hydro diplomacy in managing the Nile water resources between Uganda and Egypt. The problem of the study was to find out why Egypt continues to limit Uganda on how best Uganda can use the Nile. Interdependence liberalism theory asserts states seek out cooperation and not conflict which forms a basis of all state relations. Structural realism theory assumes power is the most important factor that states use to match national interests. The study under...
Abstract: Alcohol and marijuana use remains a major concern for parents, teachers, health professionals, law enforcement and policy makers. Schools provide viable settings where interventions can be used to curb the use of alcohol and marijuana. The study sought to assess the effectiveness of counseling and non-counseling interventions used in preventing alcohol and marijuana abuse among high school students in Kiambu County. The objectives were: Identifying the counseling and non-counseling...
Abstract: A retrial of a case, whose judgment has already been rendered, had not been a dominant occurrence in the history of international criminal justice. This position has changed since August 2011 following the very famous case of Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, ldriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj. Haradinaj has been famously known for being one amongst the first few cases to ever to go through a retrial within international criminal justice system. This research project intends to specifical...
Abstract: Urban crime perpetrated by organized gangs locally, across the borders and internationally has been a major security challenge to many city residents globally, and poses a serious threat to state security especially in the developing countries. In Kenya, re-introduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s, coupled with other global factors and the 1992 multi-party elections provided a conducive environment for creation and thriving of gangs. Politicians in the new political ...
Abstract: Conflict is an inevitable situation in human life that occurs at the individual, communal, national and the International level. Conflict that has escalated to violence has been experienced all over the world with Africa has been a prime suspect in internal violent conflicts. It is in light of the 2007/8 election conflicts that the Ministry of Education, together with Non-governmental organizations, UNESCO and UNICEF focused on the implementation of Peace Education in Kenya at the ...
Abstract: The Ethiopian government has staked its political future on achieving highly ambitious economic growth targets and shifting the country to an urbanizing industrial economy. According to Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan, the country aims to achieve a middle income status by the year 2025. One of its major projects, Gibe III, will be the highest dam in Africa. Together with already built Gibe I Dam and Gibe II power station and the yet to be built Gibe IV and V, it is expe...
Abstract: Peace-building researches in Kenya have not adequately recognized women and the importance of their contributions to building peace among conflict parties. This study explores the role of women in Kibera in bringing and sustaining peace i n Kenya in the aftermath of 2007-2008 post-election violence. Kibera is a slum area located about 5km from Nairobi city center with approximately I million people. Constituting the largest slum in Africa. Kenya has enjoyed relative peace and stabi...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationshi p between destructi ve comm unication and divorce in Nairobi. The findings of the study were to be taught to the clergy, couples. premari tal counselors and fami ly and marital therapists with an aim of decreasi ng divorce rates i n Nairobi. The study a imed to identi fy destruct ive comm unication styles i n marriages in Nai robi, the potenti al causes of increased d ivorce rates and the relationshi p between destructive com...
Abstract: Efforts at economic diplomacy by states and other developmental agencies reap economic benefits. As a developing country in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya has born witness to these benefits, becoming a frontier market and an economic hub for East African states. These benefits have led to major modifications of Kenya's foreign policy at large, specifically the renaming of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The focal point of econo...
Abstract: Coffee is produced mostly in the poor rural areas of the developing world to satisfy the taste buds of people mainly in the developed nations. This thesis traces the link between producers and consumers and the intricate politics of liberalization that has affected the coffee sector i n Kenya. The coffee trading regime can be divided into two time frames: the period before International Coffee Agreements (ICA), and the period after ICA. Domestically, coffee trading in Kenya was mar...
Abstract: This study aimed at gaining insight on the prevalent parenting styles of Kenyan Parents. The study was carried out in Nairobi County, where participants were randomly sampled from three constituencies, namely: Kasarani, Westlands, and Langata; which were also randomly selected from among the eight constituencies that make up Nairobi County. Care was exercised to ensure that participants represented different socioeconomic statuses such as high, middle, and low classes. This was nec...